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Direct linkOsborne, John W. – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2012
Psychological effects of disengagement from a work life and the transition to retirement are discussed. These effects include partial identity disruption, decision paralysis, diminished self trust, experience of a post retirement void, the search for meaningful engagement in society, development of a retirement/life structure, the confluence of…
Descriptors: Retirement, Death, Psychology, Counselors
Green, Rebecca J.; Williams, Patricia L.; Johnson, C. Shanthi; Blum, Ilya – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2008
This study examined whether Canada's public pensions (Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan) provided adequate income for seniors living in Nova Scotia in 2005 to afford a basic nutritious diet. Monthly incomes were compared to essential monthly expenses for four household scenarios: (a) married couple, 80 years and 78 years, in urban Nova…
Descriptors: Retirement, Poverty, Quality of Life, Older Adults
Michalos, Alex C.; Orlando, Julie Anne – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Examining an aggregated sample (N=8800) of residents who responded to one of 16 surveys undertaken in Prince George, British Columbia in the period from November 1997 to February 2005, it was found that satisfaction with the quality of life of unemployed residents is lower than that of residents with Aboriginal backgrounds and that satisfaction…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Quality of Life, Community Surveys, Youth
Peer reviewedWilliams, Allison M.; Montelpare, William J. – Educational Gerontology, 1998
A needs assessment was conducted to explore the educational interests of 28 residents of a retirement community in the Niagara region of Ontario. Most were interested in education for leisure and personal development, specifically related to health maintenance and quality of life. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Demand, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion
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
