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Retirement adjustment is influenced by work attachment, control, and anxiety. While retirement impacts both partners, their mutual influence on adjustment is minimal, highlighting the individualized nature of this life transition.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Retirement is a significant life transition impacting individuals and their partners.
  • Understanding the factors influencing retirement adjustment is crucial for well-being.
  • Previous research has not fully explored the dyadic adjustment process in retirement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how contextual and psychological factors influence retirement adjustment for both partners.
  • To investigate the extent of mutual influence between partners during retirement transition.
  • To identify predictors of successful and difficult retirement adjustment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized multi-actor panel data from 559 Dutch couples experiencing retirement.
  • Employed ordinary least squares and three-stage least squares regression models.

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  • Analyzed adjustment to retirement from both partners' perspectives.

    • Main Results:

    • Retirement adjustment is influenced by work context (e.g., full-time employment, long work history) and psychological factors (e.g., retirement anxiety, self-efficacy).
    • Lack of control over the retirement transition and negative expectations predict difficult adjustment.
    • Partners exert limited influence on each other's retirement adjustment process.

    Conclusions:

    • Retirement affects both partners, but adjustment experiences are individualized.
    • Retirement preparation programs should acknowledge the unique adjustment trajectory of each partner.
    • Interventions should focus on individual psychological factors and contextual influences on retirement adjustment.