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A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment

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A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment. / Schermuly, Carsten Christoph; Deller, Jürgen; Büsch, Victoria.
In: Research on Aging, Vol. 36, No. 3, 05.2014, p. 382-393.

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Schermuly, CC, Deller, J & Büsch, V 2014, 'A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment', Research on Aging, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 382-393. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027513508288

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Schermuly, C. C., Deller, J., & Büsch, V. (2014). A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment. Research on Aging, 36(3), 382-393. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027513508288

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Schermuly CC, Deller J, Büsch V. A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment. Research on Aging. 2014 May;36(3):382-393. doi: 10.1177/0164027513508288

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