Retirement : reasons, processes, and results / Gary A. Adams, Terry A. Beehr, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adams, Gary A.

Beehr, Terry A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retirement--United States--Decision making.

Retirement.

Retirement--United States--Psychological aspects.

Retirees--United States--Psychology.

Retirees.

Retirees--United States--Attitudes.

Retirees--United States--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Psychology.

Psychological aspects.

Decision making.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2003]

Summary:

This book reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement and provides a coherent view to better inform researchers and practitioners. Organized around three phases of the retirement process--pre-retirement, retirement decision-making, and post-retirement--the chapters examine economic, sociological, gerontological, and psychological theory and research. Topics discussed include: types of retirement, retirement planning and preparation, early retirement incentive programs, the economics of the retirement decision-making, and work after retirement, among others. Contributors include Jerome Kaplan, Kenneth Shultz, Harvey Sterns, and Linda Stroh.

Contents:

1 Introduction and Overview of Current Research and Thinking on Retirement / Terry A. Beehr, Gary A. Adams 1

2 Contexts and Pathways: Retirement as Institution, Process, and Experience / Maximiliane E. Szinovacz 6

3 Retirement Planning and Preparation / Mary Anne Taylor, Dennis Doverspike 53

4 Endgame: The Design and Implementation of Early Retirement Incentive Programs / Daniel C. Feldman 83

5 Extending Work Lives: Are Current Approaches Tools or Talismans? / Martin M. Greller, Linda K. Stroh 115

6 The Economics of the Retirement Decision / Charles B. Hatcher 136

7 Beyond Health and Wealth: Attitudinal and Other Influences on Retirement Decision-Making / Janet L. Barnes-Farrell 159

8 Self-Management of Career and Retirement / Harvey L. Sterns, Jerome Kaplan 188

9 Bridge Employment: Work After Retirement / Kenneth S. Shultz 214

10 Early Retirement Systems and Behavior in an International Perspective / Kene Henkens, Hendrik P. Van Dalen 242

11 Data Analytic Techniques for Retirement Research / Michael J. Zickar, Robert E. Gibby 264

12 Concluding Observations and Future Endeavors / Terry A. Beehr, Gary A. Adams 293

Figure 2.1 Retirement Decision Process 23

Figure 2.2 Theoretical Model of Retirement Well-Being (adapted from Szinovacz & Davey, 2001) 32

Figure 3.1 Levels of Analysis in the Retirement Planning/Retirement Adjustment Relationship 54

Figure 6.1 Labor Force Participation Rates by Age and Gender, 1967-1998 139

Figure 6.2 Lazear's (1970) Model 140

Figure 6.3 A Stylized Lifetime Labor-Consumption Plan 145

Figure 6.4 A Stylized Wealth-Accumulation Plan 146

Figure 8.1 Influences on Self 195

Figure 8.2 Work Influences 197

Figure 8.3 Marriage and Other Significant Relationships 199

Figure 8.4 Community Influences 201

Figure 9.1 Model of Antecedents and Outcomes of Bridge Employment 218

Figure 11.1 Example of Longitudinal Growth Modeling 273

Figure 11.2 Example of Discontinuous Change 275

Figure 11.3 Sample Item Response Function 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826120547

OCLC:

52041198