A Three-Phase Model of Retirement Decision Making

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-203

  Feldman, Daniel C ^a   Beehr, Terry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge employment; Continuity theory; Older workers; Retirement; Retirement decisions

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; PENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGING; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PENSIONS; RETIREMENT;

EID: 79954484671     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022153     Document Type: Article

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