Perceived quality of the psychosocial environment and well-being in employed and unemployed older adults: The importance of latent benefits and environmental vitamins

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 629-652

  Sousa Ribeiro, Marta ^a,c   Sverke, Magnus ^b,c   Coimbra, Joaquim Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental vitamins; latent benefits; psychological well being; senior adults; unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921453100     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X13491840     Document Type: Article

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