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Successfully aging at work or successfully working while aging? The importance of older workers’ psychological well-being

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2020

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William P. Jimenez*
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Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, USA
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 2020 , pp. 422 - 425
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