Retirement Is Associated With Change in Self-Esteem

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作者
Bleidorn, Wiebke [1 ]
Schwaba, Ted [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Psychol, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 USA
关键词
self-esteem; retirement; personality development; life experiences; LIFE; PERSONALITY; GENDER; TRANSITIONS; ADULTHOOD; AGE;
D O I
10.1037/pag0000253
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
We examined the course of self-esteem during the transition to retirement in a sample of 690 retirees (ages 51-81) and a propensity-score matched-comparison group of 515 nonretirees drawn from a nationally representative longitudinal study in the Netherlands. The average retiree decreased in self-esteem in the 5 years before retirement and remained stable in self-esteem in the 5 years following retirement. We also found significant individual differences in retirees' self-esteem trajectories but failed to identify moderators that may account for these individual differences. We discuss the implications of these results for theory and future research on life span self-esteem development.
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页码:586 / 594
页数:9
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