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Multiple social groups support adjustment to retirement across cultures
Ben C P Lam1, Catherine Haslam1, S Alexander Haslam1
1School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|June 23, 2018
Summary
Belonging to multiple social groups benefits retirees' health and well-being globally. This positive effect is stronger in individualistic cultures than in collectivistic ones, confirming the social identity approach
Area of Science:
- Social psychology
- Gerontology
- Cross-cultural studies
Background:
- Social identification with multiple groups positively impacts health and well-being, particularly during retirement transitions.
- Previous research has primarily focused on Western retirement contexts, leaving a gap in cross-cultural understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the role of group membership and multiple social identifications in supporting retirees' physical health and well-being across diverse cultures.
- To address the lack of research on social identification and retirement adjustment outside Western societies.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from 10,513 retired individuals across 51 countries via the World Values Survey.
- Focused on analyzing the number of group memberships, level of identification with multiple groups, subjective health, and reported well-being.
Main Results:
- Membership in multiple groups was a positive predictor of retirees' health and well-being in both Western and non-Western countries.
- Country-level collectivism moderated this association, with the positive effect being less pronounced in collectivistic cultures compared to individualistic ones.
Conclusions:
- The findings support the utility of the social identity approach for understanding retirement adjustment universally.
- Group memberships and social identification are crucial factors for well-being in later life, irrespective of cultural context.
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