The Adjustment of the Older Woman: Effects of Chronic Ill Health and Attitudes toward Retirement.

Levy, Sandra M.

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ERIC Number: EJ242001

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Adjustment of the Older Woman: Effects of Chronic Ill Health and Attitudes toward Retirement.

Levy, Sandra M.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v12 n2 p93-110 1980

Both healthy and ill females who had not wanted to retire did not adjust over time to the retirement state. A significant portion of ill female interviewees were able to surmount the effects of bodily disease and adjust to the requirements of role transaction in an adaptive manner. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Cohort Analysis, Emotional Adjustment, Females, Older Adults, Physical Health, Quality of Life, Retirement, Work Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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