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Potocnik, Kristina; Tordera, Nuria; Peiro, Jose Maria – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
The present study explores the influence of the early retirement process on adjustment to early retirement, taking into account the roles of individual characteristics and social context in this process. We proposed a systematic model integrating perceived ability to continue working, organizational pressures toward early retirement and group…
Descriptors: Retirement, Satisfaction, Well Being, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Bielak, Allison A. M.; Hultsch, David F.; Levy-Ajzenkopf, Judi; MacDonald, Stuart W. S.; Hunter, Michael A.; Strauss, Esther – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
We examined short-term changes in younger and older adults' control beliefs. Participants completed measures of general and memory-specific competence and locus of control on 10 bi-monthly occasions. At each occasion, participants rated their control beliefs prior to and following completion of a battery of cognitive tasks. Exposure to the set of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Cognitive Ability, Memory, Beliefs