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)

This study constitutes an effort to apply to females the role-theoretical orientation to work and retirement in old age which has often been applied to men. Cross-sectional data are used to test the hypothesis that older working women have better morale than those not working. Results are discussed. (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…

The first article in the series discusses expectations and attitudes that affect retirement adjustments and planning strategies that contribute to good adjustment. Some research findings about retirees and retirement satisfaction are included. (Author)

The major premise of this paper is that morale in retirement is achieved through involvement in intellectual, social, and physical experiences which are meaningful to the person and his social milieu. The paper posits that these experiences are to be found in continuing education. Presented are 12 hypotheses dealing with old age and the process of…

Since attitudes toward retirement may be influenced by attitudes toward aging, this article is intended to correct some of the myths and misinformation held about human aging. Up-to-date research is drawn on to offer a picture of the aging process and its normal changes. (Author/MLF)

This tenth and last article in the series briefly reviews the objectives of the series and introduces a framework for further understanding and implementing the ideas that are useful to individual retirees. (Author/MLF)

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…

This article discusses retirement as a challenge to find a new sense of personal wholeness and of well-being. (Author/MLF)

This article is an inventory exercise intended to help retirees reconsider, and even rediscover, some of the personal resources that they bring to this new period of their lives. (Author/MLF)

This article recognizes that money is a key problem in retirement and takes the approach that a review of past satisfactions and of future hopes is the best starting point in sound financial planning. Planning aids and worksheets are included. (Author/MLF)

This guide consists of ten articles, each introducing a separate issue important to retirement planning. The series discusses a wide range of information about critical retirement issues and explores the uncertainties, expectations, and decisions that confront the future retiree. The articles also contain suggestions and planning aids, worksheets,…