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Peer reviewedHornstein, Gail A.; Wapner, Seymour – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Identified and described diversity in modes of retirement adaptation using 24 individual interviews. Comparisons among analyses yielded four distinct ways of conceptualizing and experiencing retirement--as a transition to old age, as a new beginning, as a continuation of preretirement life structure, and as an imposed disruption. Features of these…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Emotional Experience, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedHanson, Kaaren; Wapner, Seymour – International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1994
In this study, researchers surveyed 94 recent retirees. Results supported previous studies which categorized retirement into four modes of experience: (1) Transition to Old Age; (2) New Beginning; (3) Continuation; and (4) Imposed Disruption. Striking gender differences emerged among those surveyed, particularly the finding that, compared to men,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Attitudes
