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Retirement: in psychology, retirement refers to the life stage transition where an individual stops full-time employment. This phase can impact mental health, identity, and social relationships. Psychological adjustment to retirement involves coping with changes in daily routines, social interactions, and self-perception. See also Social Identity, Social relationships, Socialization, Behavior, Self._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Developmental Psychology on Retirement - Dictionary of Arguments
Upton I 145 Retirement/Developmental psychology/Upton: It has been suggested that adults progress through a series of phases as they make the transition from worker to retiree (Atchley, 1976)(1). An important part of this process includes information gathering and planning for the future (Ekerdt et al.,2000)(2). Retirement is thought to include a number of different phases as it develops. Initially, the retiree enjoys their new freedom (…), this may be followed by a disenchantment phase (…), Upton I 146 (…) individuals with positive expectations are more likely to be well adjusted in retirement (van Solinge and Henkens, 2005)(3). Cf. >Midlife crisis/Psychological theories. 1. Atchley, R. C. (1976). The sociology of retirement. Cambridge: Schenkman. 2. Ekerdt, DJ, Kosloski, K and Deviney, S (2000) The normative anticipation of retirement by older workers. Research on Aging, 22: 3-22. 3. van Solinge, H and Henkens, K (2005) Couples’ adjustment to retirement: a multi-actor panel study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 60(1): 511-520. Further Reading: Breeze, E, Fletcher, A, Leon, D, Marmot, M, Clarke, R and Shipley, M(2001) Do socioeconomic the advantages persist into old age? American Journal of Public Health, 91(2): 277—83. http:// ajph .aphapublications .org/cgi/reprintl 9 1 / 2 / 277 .pdf_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Developmental Psychology Upton I Penney Upton Developmental Psychology 2011 |