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Retired, pension, stopped working
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Authors Title / Source Year Atchley, R.C. Retirement: Leaving the World of Work.
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1982, Vol. 464, 120 - 131 1982 Baker, E.K. Relationship of Retirement and Satisfaction with Life Events to Locus of Control.
Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1976, Madison, USA 1976 Bell, B.D. Cognitive Dissonance and the Life Satisfaction of Older Adults.
Journal of Gerontology, 1974, Vol. 29, 564 - 571 1974 Bell, B.D. The Limitations of Crisis Theory as an Explanatory Mechanism in Social Gerontology.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1975, Vol. 6, 153 - 168 1975 Bell, B.D. Role Set Orientations and Life Satisfaction: A New Look at an Old Theory.
Gubrium,J.F. (Ed).: "Time, Roles and Self in Old Age", Human Sciences Press, 1976, New York, USA 1976 Bell, B.D. Life Satisfaction and Occupational Retirement: Beyond the Impact Year.
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1978/79, Vol. 9, 31 - 50 1978 Bengtson, V.L. National and Occupational Differences in Patterns of Aging.
Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society, 1967, 43, USA 1967 Bengtson, V.L.; Chiriboga, D.A.; Keller, A.B. Occupational Differences in Retirement: Patterns of Role Activity and Life Outlook among Chicago Teachers and Steelworkers.
Havighurst, R.J.;et al.; Eds.: "Adjustment to Retirement: A Cross-National Study", Van Gorcum, 1969, Assen, Netherlands, 53 - 70 1969 Bigot, A. The Relevance of American Life Satisfaction Indices for Research on British Subjects Before and After Retirement.
Age and Ageing, 1974, Vol. 3, 113 - 121 1974 Blank, A.M.; Ritchie, P.J.; Ryback, D. Lack of Satisfaction in Post Retirement Years.
Psychological Reports, 1983, Vol. 53, 1223 - 1226 1983 Ekerdt, D.J.; Bossé, R.; Levkoff, S. An Empirical Test for Phases of Retirement: Findings from the Normative Aging Study.
Journal of Gerontology, 1985, Vol. 40, 95 - 101 1985 Eteng, W.I.; Marshall, D.G. Retirement and Migration in the North Central States: Comparative Analysis of Life and Retirement Satisfaction.
Population Series Report, nr. 20, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1970, Madison, USA 1970 Garber, D.L. Retired Soldiers in Second Careers: Self-Assessed Change, Reference Group Salience, and Psychological Well-Being.
Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Southern California, 1971, USA 1971 George, L.K.; Maddox, G.L. Subjective Adaptation to Loss of the Work Role: A Longitudinal Study.
Journal of Gerontology, 1977, Vol. 32, 456 - 462 1977 Goudy, W.J.; Keith, P.M.; Powers, E.A. The Work-Satisfaction, Retirement-Attitude Typology: Profile Examination.
Experimental Aging Research, 1975, Vol. 1, 267 - 279 1975 Gregory, M.D. Occupational Behavior and Life Satisfaction among Retirees.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1983, Vol. 37, 548 - 553 1983 Harris, L. The Myth and Reality of Aging in America.
The National Council on the Aging, 1975, Washington DC, USA 1975 Hatch, L.R.; Stull, D.E. Unraveling the Effects of Multiple Life Changes. A Reanalysis.
Research on Aging, 1986, Vol. 8, 505 - 514 1986 Herzog, A.R.; Rodgers, W.L.; Woodworth, R.J. Subjective Well-Being among Different Age Groups.
Research Report I.S.R., University of Michigan, 1982, Ann Arbor, USA 1982 Hill, E.A.; Dorfman, L.T. Reaction of Housewives to the Retirement of Their Husbands.
Family Relations, 1982, Vol. 31, 195 - 200 1982 Huff-Fox, J. Effects of Retirement and Former Work life on Women's' Adaptation to Old Age.
Journal of Gerontology, 1977, Vol. 32, 196 - 202 1977 Jackson, J.S.; Gibson, R.C. Work and Retirement among the Black Elderly.
Smith-Blau, Z.;Ed.: "Current Perpectives of Aging and the Life Cycle, Vol. 1", JAI Press, 1985, 193 - 222 1985 Jaslow, P. Employment, Retirement and Morale among Older Women.
Journal of Gerontology, 1976, Vol. 31, 212 - 218 1976 Keith, P.M. Work, Retirement and Well-Being among Unmarried Men and Women.
Gerontologist, 1985, Vol. 25, 410 - 416 1985 Keith, P.M.; Schafer, R.B. Employment Status, Household Involvement, and Psychological Well-Being of Men and Women.
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 1982, Vol. 12, 101 - 110 1982 Kimmel, D.C.; Price, K.F.; Walker, J.W. Retirement Choice and Retirement Satisfaction.
Journal of Gerontology, 1978, Vol. 33, 575 - 585 1978 Kitchings-Johnson, C.; Price-Bonham, S. Women and Retirement: A Study and Implications.
Family Relations, 1980, Vol. 29, 380 - 385 1980 Knapp, M.R. Predicting the Dimensions of Life Satisfaction.
Journal of Gerontology, 1976, Vol. 31, 595 - 604 1976 Maxwell, N.L. The Retirement Experience: Psychological and Financial Linkages to the Labor Market.
Social Science Quarterly, 1985, Vol. 66, 22 - 33 1985 Moller, V. Quality of Life in Retirement: A Case Study of Zulu Return Migrants.
Social Indicators Research, 1988, Vol. 20, 621 - 658 1988 O'Brien, G.E. Leisure Attributes and Retirement Satisfaction.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 1981, Vol. 66, 371- 384 1981 Peretti, P.O.; Wilson, C. Voluntary and Involuntary Retirement of Aged Males and Their Effect on Emotional Satisfaction, Usefulness, Self-Image, Emotional Stability and Interpersonal Relationships.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1975, Vol. 6, 38 - 51 1975 Pollman, A.W. Early Retirement: Relationship to Variation in Life Satisfaction.
The Gerontologist, 1971, Vol. 11, 43 - 47 1971 Cutler-Riddick, C. Life Satisfaction for Older Female Homemakers, Retirees and Workers.
Research on Aging, 1985, Vol. 7, 383 - 393 1985 Romsa, G.; Blenman, M.; Bondy, P. Modeling Retirees' Life Satisfaction Levels: The Role of Recreational, Life Cycle and Socio-Environmental Elements.
Journal of Leisure Research, 1985, Vol. 17, 29 - 39 1985 Rosen, A.K. Work and General Well-Being of Older Women.
Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, 1982, USA 1982 Simpson, I.H.; Back, K.W.; McKinney, J.C. Attributes of Work, Involvement in Society, and Self-Evaluation in Retirement. Continuity of Work and Retirement Activities and Self-Evaluation.
Simpson, I.H.;et al.;Eds.:"Social Aspects of Aging", Duke University Press, 1966, Durham, NC, USA, Chapter 3 & Chapter 6 1966 Soumerai, S.B.; Avorn, J. Perceived Health, Life Satisfaction, and Activity in Urban Elderly: a Controlled Study of the Impact of Part-Time Work.
Journal of Gerontology, 1983, Vol. 38, 356 - 362 1983 Stone, R.I. The Health Consequences of Retirement for Older Unmarried Woman.
Paper presented at the Conference of Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1985, USA 1985 Streib, G.F. Morale of the Retired.
Social Problems, 1956, Vol. 3, 270 - 276 1956 Thompson, G.B. Work versus Leisure Roles. Investigation of Morale among Employed and Retired Man.
Journal of Gerontology, 1973, Vol. 28, 339 - 344 1973 Thompson, G.B. Adjustment in Retirement: A Causal Interpretation of Factors Influencing the Morale of Retired Men.
PhD Dissertation, Brandeis University, 1972, USA 1972 Thompson, W.E.; Kosa, J.; Streib, G.F. The Effect of Retirement on Personal Adjustment: A Panel Analysis.
Journal of Gerontology, 1960, Vol. 15, 165 - 169 1960 Thurnher, M. Goals, Values, and Life Evaluations at The Pre-Retirement Stage.
Journal of Gerontology, 1974, Vol. 29, 85 - 96 1974 Wartenberg, H.; Ulbrich, P. Women's Timing of Retirement and Life Satisfaction in Dual Career Families.
Paper Presented at the Conference of International Sociological Association, 1986, New Delhi, India 1986 Wexley, K.N.; McLaughlin, J.L.; Sterns, H.L. A Study of Perceived Need Fulfillment and Life Satisfaction Before and After Retirement.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1975, Vol. 7, 81 - 87 1975 Witt, L.M. An Experiment in Socialization and Life Satisfaction of Retired Persons.
Dissertation, University Utah, 1971, USA 1971 Burton, R.P.; Rakocy, A.; Ritter, C.; Rushing, B. Roles, Race and Subjective Well-being: A Longitudinal Analysis of Elderly Men.
Social Indicators Research, 1993, Vol. 28, 137 - 156 1993 Lehr, U.M.; Dreher, G. Determinants of Attitudes towards Retirement.
Havighurst, R.J.;et al;Eds.: "Adjustment to Retirement: A Cross National Study", VanGorcum, 1969, Assen, Netherlands, 116 - 137 1969 O'Brien, G.E. Locus of Control, Previous Occupation and Satisfaction with Retirement.
Australian Journal of Psychology, 1981, Vol. 33, 305 - 318 1981 Palmore, E.B.; Cleveland, W.P.; Nowlin, J.B.; Ramm, D.; Siegler, I.C. Stress and Adaption in Later Life.
Journal of Gerontology, 1979, Vol. 34, 841 - 851 1979 Neuhs, H.P. Retirement Self-Efficacy: The Effect of Socioeconomic Status, Life Satisfaction, Health and Readiness for Retirement.
Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 1990, Vol. 21, 15 - 20 1990 Richardson, V.; Kilty, K.M. Adjustment to Retirement: Continuity vs. Discontinuity.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991, Vol. 33, 151 - 169 1991 Skrabanek, R.L. Adjustment of Former University Faculty Members to Retirement.
Proceedings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, 1969, Vol. 19, 65 - 69 1969 Easterlin, R.A. Happiness of Women and Men in Later Life: Nature, Determinants and Prospects.
Paper, 2002, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA 2002 Dillard, J. Life Satisfaction of Nearly Retired and Retired Workers.
Journal of Employment Counseling, 1982, Vol. 19, 131 - 134 1982 DeGroof, S.; Elchardus, M. Blijvende Effecten van de Loopbaan en de Post-Actieve Levensfase op het Persoonlijk en Fysiek Welzijn op Latente Leeftijd. (Enduring Effects on Personal and Psycical Well-Being of Career and Post-Active Life).
Mens en Maatschappij, 2004, Vol. 4, 367 - 388 2004 DeGroof, S.; Elchardus, M. Onderzoek naar de Effecten van Langdurige Pensionering. Deelrapport 1: Welzijn. (Investigation to the Effects of Long-Term Retirement. Section 1: Welfare).
Free University Brussels, Research Group TOR, Report 2003/13, Brussels, Belgium 2003 Charles, K.K. Is Retirement Depressing?: Labor Force Inactivity and Psychological Well-Being in Later Life.
Working Paper 9033, 2002, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, USA 2002 Börsch-Supan, A.; Jürgens, G. Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Working Paper 12303., 2006, USA 2006 Calasanti, T.M. Gender and Life Satisfaction in Retirement: An Assessment of the Male Model.
Journal of Gerontology, 1996, Vol. 51b, 18 - 29 1996 Gall, T.L.; Evans, D.R.; Howard, J. The Retirement Adjustment Process: Changes in the Well-Being of Male Retirees across Time.
Journal of Gerontology, 1997, Vol.52b, 110 - 117 1997 Beck, S.H. Adjustment to and Satisfaction with Retirement.
Journal of Gerontology, 1982, Vol. 37, 616 - 624 1982 Moen, P.; Agarwal, M.; Erickson, W.A.; Fields, V. The Cornell Retirement and Well-Being Study.
Paper, Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, Cornell University, 2000, New York, USA. 2000 Calvo, E.; Haverstick, K.; Sass, S. What Makes Retirees Happier: A Gradual or 'Cold Turkey' Retirement?
MPRA Paper No. 5607, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 2007, USA 2007 Veenhoven, R. Findings on Happiness and Retirement.
World Database of Happiness, Collection of Correlational Findings, Finding report R3, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Printout 2009, http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl. 2009 Moller, V. Quality of Life in Retirement: A Survey Evaluation of Return Migration tot Kwazulu.
Monograph No. 10, Center for Applied Social Sciences, 1985, University of Napal, Durban, South Africa 1985 Pinquart, M.; Schindler, I. Changes of Life Satisfaction in the Transition to Retirement: A Latent-Class Approach.
Psychology and Ageing, 2007, Vol. 22, 442 - 455 2007 Mutran, E.; Reitzes, D.C. Retirement, Identity and Well-Being: Realignment of Role Relationships.
Journal of Gerontology, 1981, Vol. 36, 733 - 740 1981 Calvo, E.; Haverstick, K.; Sass, S. Gradual Retirement, Sense of Control, and Retirees' Happiness.
Research on Aging, 2009, Vol.31, 112 - 135 2009 Wingen, M.; Arts, K.; DeJonge, T. De Invloed van Emotionele Gebeurtenissen op Geluk en Tevredenheid. (The Impact of Emotional Events on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life).
Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), Serie Bevolkingstrends, 2012, The Hague, Netherlands 2012 Bonsang, E.; Klein, B. Retirement and Subjective Well-Being.
IZA Discussion Paper no. 5536, 2011, Bonn, Germany 2011 Burr, J.A.; Pushkar, D.; Santo, J.B. Affective Well-being in Retirement: the Influence of Values, Money, and Health across three Years.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2011, Vol. 12, 17 - 40 2011 Kim, J.E.; Moen, P. Retirement Transitions, Gender, and psychological Well-being: a Life-Course, ecological Model.
Journal of Gerontology Psychological Sciences, 2002, Vol. 57B, 212 - 222 2002 Hetschko, C.; Knabe, A.; Schöb, R. Changing Identity: Retiring from Unemployment.
Working Paper Series no 17/2011, Otto-von-Guericke University, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2011, Magdeburg, Germany 2011 DeGrâce, G.R.; Joshi, P.; Pelletier, R. Conséquences Psychologiques de la retraite en Fonction du Sexe et du Niveau Occupationnel Antérieur. Psychological Consequences of Retirement on Sexual Functioning, and the Previous Occupational Level.
Canadian Journal on Aging, 1994, Vol.13, 149 - 168 1994 Crowley, J.E. Longitudinal Effects of Retirement on Men's Well-Being and Health.
Journal of Business and Psychology, 1986, Vol. 1, 95 - 113 1986 Austrom, M. G.; Damush, T.M.; Perkins, A. J. Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Retired Physicians and Spouses.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2003, Vol. 38, 134 - 141 2003 Burr, A.; Pushkar, D.; Santo, J.B. Affective Well-Being in Retirement: The Influence of Values, Money, and Health Across Three Years.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2011, Vol. 12 , 17 - 40 2011 Stephan, Y.; Bilard, J.; Delignieres, D.; Ninot, G. Repercussion of Transition Out of Elite Sport on Subjective Well-Being: A One-Year Study.
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2003, Vol. 15, 354 - 371 2003 Kim, S.; Feldman, D.C. Working in Retirement: The Antecedents of Bridge Employment and its Consequences for Quality of Life in Retirement.
Academy of Management Journal, 2000, Vol. 43, 1195 - 1210. 2000 Seccombe, K.; Lee, G.R. Gender Differences in Retirement Satisfaction and its Antecedents.
Research on Aging, 1986, Vol. 8:, 426 - 440 1986 Stull, D.E. A Dyadic Approach to Predicting Well-Being in Later Life.
Research on Aging, 1988, Vol.10, 81 - 101 1988 Becchetti, L.; Giachin Ricca, E.; Pelloni, A. The Relationship Between Social Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Causality and Policy Implications.
Social Indicators Research, 2012, Vol. 108, 453 - 490 2012 Horner, E.M. Subjective Well-Being and Retirement: Analysis and Policy Recommendations.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 15, 125 - 144 2014 Ritter, M.A.; Austrom, M. G.; Zhou, H. Current Concepts Review: Retirement from Orthopaedic Surgery.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1999, Vol. 81, 414 - 418 1999 Virshub, B.; Coombs, R.H. Physicians' Adjustment to Retirement.
The Journal of Western Medicine, 1993, Vol. 158, 142 - 144 1993 Fouquereau, E.; Fernandez, A.; Fonseca, A.M. Perceptions of and Satisfaction With Retirement: A Comparison of Six European Union Countries.
Psychology and Aging, 2005, Vol. 20, 524 - 528 2005 Shapiro, E.; Roos, N.P. Retired and Employed Elderly Persons: Their Utilization of Health Care Services.
The Gerontologist, 1982, Vol. 22, 187 - 193 1982 Beaman, A. The Role of Emotional Awareness, and Positive and Negative Social Support in Predicting Well-Being in Recent Retirees.
Thesis in the Department of Psychology, 2010 Concordia University, 1 - 112, Quebec, Canada 2010 Braithwaite, V.A.; Bosly-Craft, R.; Gibson, A. An Exploratory Study of Poor Adjustment Styles Among Retirees.
Social. Science and Medicine 1986, Vol. 23, 493 - 499 1986 DeVaus, D.; Kendig, H.L.; Wells, Y.D. Does Gradual Retirement have Better Outcomes than Abrupt Retirement? Results from an Australian Panel Study.
Ageing and Society, 2007. Vol. 27, 667 - 682 2007 Fonseca, R.; Kapteyn, A.; Lee, J. Does Retirement Make you Happy? A Simultaneous Equations Approach.
Michigan Retirement Research Center, Working Paper, 2014, No. 310, 1 - 31 Michigan, USA 2014 Burnay, N.; Kiss, P.; Malchaire, J. Sociability, Life Satisfaction, and Mental Health according to Age and (un)Employment Status.
International Congress Series, 2005, No.1280, 347 - 352 2005 Grogan, L.; Summerfield, F. Government Transfers, Work and Occupational Identity: Evidence from the Russian Old-Age Pension.
Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, 2014, Working Paper No. 22_14, Rimini, Italy 2014 Gorry, A.; Gorry, D.; Slavov, S.N. Does Retirement Improve Health and Life Satisfaction?
NBER Working paper, 2014, Nr. 21326, 1 - 31 2014 Nikolova, M.; Graham, C. Employment, Late-life Work, Retirement, and Well-being in Europe and the United States.
IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, Vol. 5, 1 - 30 2014 Wetzel, M.; Huxhold, O.; Tesch-Römer, C. Transition into Retirement Affects Life Satisfaction: Short- and Long-Term Development Depends on Last Labor Market Status and Education.
Social Indicator Research 2016, Vol. 125, 991-1009 2016 Hetschko, C. On the Relationship of Unemployment and Well-being.
Inaugural-Dissertation, 2014, 1 - 119, University of Berlin, Germany 2014 Cameron, M.P.; Koopman-Boyden, P.; Roskruge, M. Labour Force Participation, Human Capital and Wellbeing among Older New Zealanders.
UOW Working Paper, 2015, Nr.07, 1 - 19 2015 Merz, J. Sind Rentner zufriedener? Eine Panelanalyse von Antizipations- und Adaptionseffekten (Are the retired happier? An analysis of effects of anticipation and adaptation0
Econstor Working Paper, 2015, No.99, 1 - 31 2015 Thériault, J. Retirement as a Psychosocial Transition: Process of Adaption to Change.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1994, Vol. 38, 153 - 170 1994 Hershey, D.A.; Henkens, K. Impact of Different Types of Retirement Transitions on Perceived Satisfaction with Life.
The Gerontologist, 2013, Vol. 54, 232 - 244 2013 Wang, M.; Henkens, K.; Solinge Van, H. Retirement Adjustment: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Advancements.
American Psychologist. Advance online publication, 2011, 1 - 12 2011 Cho, J.; Lee, A. Life Satisfaction of the Aged in the Retirement Process: A Comparative Study of South Korea with Germany and Switzerland.
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2014, Vol. 9, 179 - 195 2014 Dingemans, E.; Henkens, K. Het Welbevinden van (vervroegd) Gepensioneerden: de Rol van onvrijwillig uittreden en het doorstarten in betaalde Arbeid.
Tijdschrift Gerontology Geriatrics, 2014, Vol. 45, 1 -10 2014 Gonzalez-Herero, V.; Garcia-Martin, M.A. Personality, Activities, and Well-Being: A Study Based on Women in Late Adulthood
Journal of Women & Aging, 2012, Vol. 24, 152 - 168 2012 Abolhassani, M.; Alessie, R. Subjective Well-Being Around Retirement
De Economist, 2013, Vol. 161, 349-366 2013 Kesavayuth, D.; Rosenman, R.; Zikos, V. Retirement, personality, and well-being
Economic Inquiry, 2016, Vol. 54, 733-750 2016 Sohier, L.; VanOotegem, L.; Verhofstadt, E. Well‑Being During the Transition from Work to Retirement
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