Retirement Resources Inventory: Construction, factor structure and psychometric properties

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-182

  Leung, Cindy S Y ^a   Earl, Joanne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Resources; Retirement; Satisfaction; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865736718     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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