<p> Shultz and Wang (April 2011) drew attention to the ways in which understandings of retirement have changed over time, both in terms of the place of retirement in the lives of individuals and in terms of how retirement can no longer usefully be taken to comprise a single defining event. As the authors pointed out, psychological research has approached the study of retirement in a range of ways, including life span developmental perspectives, industrial/organizational approaches, and clinical and counseling studies. It is against this background that Shultz and Wang argued that psychology is well placed to make a unique contribution to research on retirement by taking forward three conceptualizations of retirement that can inform further work in this area, focusing on individual decision making, the longitudinal development process that ultimately leads to retirement, and the interactions between individuals and their environments by which individuals shape their experiences of retirement.</p> <p>Arguments such as those advanced by Shultz and Wang (2011) will certainly be attractive to psychologists in offering ways in which they can contribute to the study of experiences that increasingly are meaningful not only at a particular stage but also potentially throughout different phases of people's working
The Ever-Changing Meanings of Retirement
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<p> Shultz and Wang (April 2011) drew attention to the ways in which understandings of retirement have changed over time, both in terms of the place of retirement in the lives of individuals and in terms of how retirement can no longer usefully be taken to comprise a single defining event. As the authors pointed out, psychological research has approached the study of retirement in a range of ways, including life span developmental perspectives, industrial/organizational approaches, and clinical and counseling studies. It is against this background that Shultz and Wang argued that psychology is well placed to make a unique contribution to research on retirement by taking forward three conceptualizations of retirement that can inform further work in this area, focusing on individual decision making, the longitudinal development process that ultimately leads to retirement, and the interactions between individuals and their environments by which individuals shape their experiences of retirement.</p> <p>Arguments such as those advanced by Shultz and Wang (2011) will certainly be attractive to psychologists in offering ways in which they can contribute to the study of experiences that increasingly are meaningful not only at a particular stage but also potentially throughout different phases of people's workingPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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The Ever-Changing Meanings of Retirement
McVittie, Chris; Goodall, Karen
Follow American Psychologist
, Volume 67 (1): 75
PsycARTICLES® – Jan 1, 2012
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