Examined gender differences in adjustment to retirement. Conducted pretest interview with 250 people at time of retirement, posttest interview of 242 retirees 6 months after retirement, and 1-year followup of 222 retirees. Found significant main effect for time for all three adjustment variables (well-being, morale, satisfaction), with well-being…

Results provide qualified support for the multidimensional approach to life satisfaction and for the independence of each dimension. Problems with activity theory and attendent measures may be responsible for this qualification. (BEF)

Most retired counselors are financially comfortable and continue to lead happy and productive lives in retirement. Counselors emphasize the need to remain active and stress the importance of planning well in advance of actual retirement. (Author)

Some individuals adjust well to retirement despite few material possessions and health deterioration, while others have many possessions and good health and are still unhappy. To determine the factors that influence an older adult's satisfaction with retirement, a measure of an individual's status was developed, and the resulting questionnaire was…

Much of the literature on widowhood has focused on coping and adjustment following the death of a spouse; only recently have social/psychological relationships among the widowed become the subject of investigation. To examine the activity patterns and well-being of elderly widows living in a Florida retirement community, 48 widows were contrasted…

Research has begun to define the older adult population, not as a homogeneous sample, but as at least two groups with different concerns. To determine the factors contributing to retirement satisfaction, two groups of retirees, i.e., young-olds, aged 75 and under (N=49) and old-olds, over age 75 (N=49), completed the Individual Status Assessment…