Retirement Maturity: A Valuable Concept for Preretirement Counselors.

Johnson, Richard P.; Riker, Harold C.

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Publication Date: 1981-Jan

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Retirement Maturity: A Valuable Concept for Preretirement Counselors.

Johnson, Richard P.; Riker, Harold C.

Personnel and Guidance Journal, v59 n5 p291-95 Jan 1981

The construct of occupational maturity can be extended to create a concept of readiness to retire--retirement maturity. Two significant factors affecting retirement maturity are retirement work plans and retirement residence plans. The Career Development Inventory, Adult seems to be a valuable tool for preretirement counselors. (Author)

Descriptors: Career Development, Counseling Techniques, Life Style, Maturity Tests, Middle Aged Adults, Predictive Validity, Readiness, Retirement, Role Perception, Vocational Maturity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Career Development Inventory

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