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Author and year Purpose of research Methodology Results
The effect of retirement
Ryser and Wernli, 2017 To find the impact and is impacted by working
timing of the transition conditions before retire-
to retirement on individ- Quantitative study ment, timing of retire-
uals‘ emotions – positive ment and social partic-
and negative affects. ipation at the time of
retirement.
zdravje starostnikov | health of the elderly 46 Self-compassion has been identified as a strong predictor of psychological
health among younger people, and some evidence suggest that it may represent
a particularly important psychological resource for older adults as they strive
to achieve positive ageing (Phillips and Ferguson, 2013). The most important
and common factors for positive ageing are high education, being married,
physical activity, positive emotional balance and strong social (or family) net-
work. Previous findings show the impact of a positive view of ageing on health
by showing that this optimistic view positively affects subjective health and life
satisfaction even in the face of a serious health event (Wurm et al., 2008). Be-
liefs about ageing as expecting negative life changes like loneliness or disabili-
ty, may be an important influence on older adults‘ motivation to persue new so-
cial ties (Menkin et al., 2017).
There are also significant improvements in health after retirement, if
there is proper social participation at the time of retirement and sufficient psy-
chological adjustment to it. Retirement improves subjective health status and
mental health, while also reducing outpatient care utilization (Eibich, 2015).
But it is not negligibly, retirement can also lead to a break with support net-
works and friends, and may be accompanied by emotional or mental impacts
of‚ "loneliness", "obolesce", or‚ "feeling old" (Coe and Zamarro, 2011).
Discussion
Positive ageing can be placed in the nomological network of ageing well: op-
timal, successful, active, productive, and healthy ageing are relatively new
concepts emerging during the last decades of the twentieth century (Fernan-
dez-Ballesteros, 2011). Therefore, researchers have turned their attention from
younger individuals who hold age stereotypes to those who are targeted by
these stereotypes. Stereotype embodiment theory posits that when people in-
ternalize prevalent negative age stereotypes, this influences how they actually
age (Levy, 2009). So positive self-perception of ageing moderates the effects of
stereotype threat, and that positive information promotes better memory per-
formance for those older adults with a poorer self-perception of ageing (Fer-
nandez-Ballesteros, 2015).
Psychological ageing experience includes four dimensions: physical loss,
social loss, personal growth, and gaining self-knowledge (Fasbender et al, 2014).
Social loss presents loss of social contacts and a feeling of being less needed
and less respected, while physical loss describes a decline of physical abilities
The effect of retirement
Ryser and Wernli, 2017 To find the impact and is impacted by working
timing of the transition conditions before retire-
to retirement on individ- Quantitative study ment, timing of retire-
uals‘ emotions – positive ment and social partic-
and negative affects. ipation at the time of
retirement.
zdravje starostnikov | health of the elderly 46 Self-compassion has been identified as a strong predictor of psychological
health among younger people, and some evidence suggest that it may represent
a particularly important psychological resource for older adults as they strive
to achieve positive ageing (Phillips and Ferguson, 2013). The most important
and common factors for positive ageing are high education, being married,
physical activity, positive emotional balance and strong social (or family) net-
work. Previous findings show the impact of a positive view of ageing on health
by showing that this optimistic view positively affects subjective health and life
satisfaction even in the face of a serious health event (Wurm et al., 2008). Be-
liefs about ageing as expecting negative life changes like loneliness or disabili-
ty, may be an important influence on older adults‘ motivation to persue new so-
cial ties (Menkin et al., 2017).
There are also significant improvements in health after retirement, if
there is proper social participation at the time of retirement and sufficient psy-
chological adjustment to it. Retirement improves subjective health status and
mental health, while also reducing outpatient care utilization (Eibich, 2015).
But it is not negligibly, retirement can also lead to a break with support net-
works and friends, and may be accompanied by emotional or mental impacts
of‚ "loneliness", "obolesce", or‚ "feeling old" (Coe and Zamarro, 2011).
Discussion
Positive ageing can be placed in the nomological network of ageing well: op-
timal, successful, active, productive, and healthy ageing are relatively new
concepts emerging during the last decades of the twentieth century (Fernan-
dez-Ballesteros, 2011). Therefore, researchers have turned their attention from
younger individuals who hold age stereotypes to those who are targeted by
these stereotypes. Stereotype embodiment theory posits that when people in-
ternalize prevalent negative age stereotypes, this influences how they actually
age (Levy, 2009). So positive self-perception of ageing moderates the effects of
stereotype threat, and that positive information promotes better memory per-
formance for those older adults with a poorer self-perception of ageing (Fer-
nandez-Ballesteros, 2015).
Psychological ageing experience includes four dimensions: physical loss,
social loss, personal growth, and gaining self-knowledge (Fasbender et al, 2014).
Social loss presents loss of social contacts and a feeling of being less needed
and less respected, while physical loss describes a decline of physical abilities
