Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ452528
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Employment, Social Networks, and Health in the Retirement Years.
Mor-Barak, Michal E.; And Others
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v35 n2 p145-59 1992
Examined impact of employment on health of retirees (n=175). Results indicated that employment in retirement years was related to larger social networks and indirectly to better perceived health. Of three social network factors identified (family, friends, confidants), employment was significantly related only to friendship component. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Employment, Family Relationship, Friendship, Health, Older Adults, Retirement, Social Networks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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