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. 2017 Mar-Apr;29(2):173-184.
doi: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1113728. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Apprehensive about retirement: Women, life transitions, and relationships

Ariel Sherry  1 , Jennifer M Tomlinson  1 , Meika Loe  2 , Kay Johnston  3 , Brooke C Feeney  4
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Apprehensive about retirement: Women, life transitions, and relationships

Ariel Sherry et al. J Women Aging. 2017 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Understanding women's attitudes toward retirement is crucial for being able to help women adjust to this transition. The present study uses interviews and questionnaires to understand retirement ambivalence and the role that close relationships play in women's retirement experiences. Findings indicate that women have mixed feelings about retirement; they are both excited and fearful. They particularly enjoy the freedom and control this transition brings but are also moderately fearful of retirement, especially about shifting relationships. A better-quality relationship correlates with greater satisfaction and less fear. Such insights can be used to help women prepare for this major transition.

Keywords: Ambivalence; fear; marriage; retirement; social support.

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