Gender differences in how retirees perceive factors influencing unretirement

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-69

  Armstrong Stassen, Marjorie ^a   Staats, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREJUDICE; RETIREMENT; SEX FACTORS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; WORK;

EID: 84870677667     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.75.1.e     Document Type: Article

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