Age Differences in Goal Concordance, Time Use, and Well-Being

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 742-752

  Chen, Yiwei ^a   Lee, Yue Ting ^b   Pethtel, Olivia L ^a   Gutowitz, Michael S ^a   Kirk, Robert M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 84865067098     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2011.645424     Document Type: Article

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