Does retirement change what individuals value in life?: Results from a three-year panel study

Olga Grunwald; Marleen Damman; Kene Henkens

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Does retirement change what individuals value in life? Results from a three-year panel study

Olga Grunwald, Marleen Damman, Kene Henkens

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Abstract

In previous research on retirement, what individuals value in life is often assumed to remain stable after the transition into retirement. However, retirement exposes individuals to new social settings and might thus prompt them to reevaluate their life orientations. Quantitative empirical knowledge about this process is limited, though. This study examines the impact of retirement on changes in the perceived importance of self-development, social status, societal contribution, and generativity in older adults’ lives. We draw on the life-course framework to develop hypotheses about which life orientations are more likely to change after retirement and how.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1699-1709
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Volume	77
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac014
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

Keywords

Employment
Postretirement work
Retirement
Values

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