Can personality predict retirement behaviour? A longitudinal analysis combining survey and register data from Norway

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-206

  Blekesaune, Morten ^a   Skirbekk, Vegard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Disability; Five factor model; Longitudinal data; Personality traits; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867069491     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-011-0212-6     Document Type: Article

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