Unraveling the Effects of Multiple Life Changes
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Research on Aging
- Vol. 8 (4) , 505-514
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027586008004004
Abstract
A previous article demonstrated the importance of considering life changes that occur at or near the time of retirement when examining the effects of retirement. Specifically, it was shown that failing to take changes in marital status into account will confound interpretation of the effects of retirement. In the present article, an alternative method of analysis is used. The analysis reveals that social interaction may be differentially important in influencing the happiness of divorced versus widowed retirees.Keywords
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