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Bond, Sheryl L.; Bond, John B., Jr. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
A preretirement program was provided to employees of a medium-sized corporation and their spouses. Attitudes toward retirement and degree of goal attainment were assessed. Attitudes toward retirement consistently improved during the program and six months later. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Employees, Foreign Countries, Interaction
Perry, Glenys – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
Discusses problems of retirement and factors that influence adjustment. These include having retirement plans, having positive attitudes toward retirement, and having a realistic picture of retired life. The role of the counselor is discussed with special emphasis on the need for counselors to have an accurate perception of retired life.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Counseling, Counselor Role, Foreign Countries
Stones, M. J.; Kozma, Albert – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
Assessed the relative contributions to the happiness of elderly people of three components of the happiness construct: affect, disposition, and affect X disposition interaction. The relative contributions of the components to happiness were found to rank: affect .lg. interaction .lg. disposition. Implications for counseling practices are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Counseling, Affective Behavior, Componential Analysis
MacLean, Michael J. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
The lifestyle concept of Personal Major Events is proposed as a measure to predict reactions to retirement. Findings suggest a negative relationship between the work proportion of personal major events and adjustment to retirement. A positive relationship between the family proportion and enjoyment of and prior attitudes toward retirement…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Life, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries
McVeigh, Frank J. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
Examines retirement as a complex social process in Canada and the United States, focusing on social forces and trends leading society away from mandatory retirement and toward more flexible retirement. Functions that counselors can perform in preparing people for realities of retirement are suggested. Policy implications for Canada are indicated.…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Cross Cultural Studies, Flexible Working Hours, Foreign Countries
