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  • Gerontology
  • Social psychology of work and retirement

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  • Retirement is a significant life transition with diverse personal meanings.
  • Understanding self-identification with retirement is crucial for gerontological research.
  • Previous research often focuses on individual workforce transitions, potentially overlooking social influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore patterns in how women self-identify as retired.
  • To investigate the factors influencing women's retirement identity construction.
  • To understand the heterogeneity in women's retirement experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study utilizing deductive thematic analysis.
  • Informed by the life course perspective.
  • Data collected from 60 women who self-identified as retired, detailing work status, career interruptions, and retirement markers.

Main Results:

  • Identified heterogeneity in women's retirement self-identification.
  • Revealed a subset of women whose retirement identity was influenced by their spouse's or peers' transitions.
  • Highlighted that retirement identity construction is context-driven, varied, and subjective.

Conclusions:

  • Women's retirement identity is not solely determined by individual career trajectories.
  • Social and contextual factors significantly shape the perception and identification of retirement.
  • Future research should consider the multifaceted nature of retirement identity in diverse populations.