The impact of midlife educational, work, health, and family experiences on men's early retirement

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 617-627

  Damman, Marleen ^a   Henkens, Kène ^a,b   Kalmijn, Matthijs ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Divorce; Education; Life course; Retirement; Work history

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGING; CAREER MOBILITY; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARENTING; PENSIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80054035559     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr092     Document Type: Article

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