A longitudinal study of well-being in older workers and retirees: The role of engaging in different types of activities

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 497-521

  Potočnik, Kristina ^a   Sonnentag, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 84885068354     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12003     Document Type: Article

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