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Adaptation to Retirement: Role Changes and Psychological Resources
Author(s) -
Carter Mary Anne Taylor,
Cook Kelli
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1995.tb00530.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , psychological adaptation , adaptation (eye) , work (physics) , social psychology , control (management) , economics , management , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , engineering
In this review, the influence of social and work roles are incorporated into a model of retirement adjustment, along with two psychological moderators that may aid the retirement transition. These psychological resources, locus of control and retirement self‐efficacy, are those behavioral predispositions that would lead one to engage in proactive strategies for mastering the role changes inherent in the retirement transition. The implications of social and work‐related role changes and psychological resources for retirement planning and adjustment are discussed.