Successful transition to retirement in Australia

Forster, Peter M.; Morris, Mary

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“…Langer & Rodin 1978, Schulz 1978. Indeed, models of retirement now recognize the need to feel meaningfully connected with other people as a way of protecting against the health risks that this life transition may pose (Forster & Morris, 2012;Haslam, Steffens, et al, 2018;Lam et al, 2018;. In this context, we investigated whether oSIM captured aspects of identity that were relevant to, and therefore helped predict, well-being within this population.…”

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“…We chose to focus on this domain because moving from a lifetime of work into retirement is recognized as a transitional moment in life often fraught with complex role and identity adjustments (e.g., Kahn, 1979; Langer & Rodin, 1976; Schulz & Hanusa, 1978). Indeed, models of retirement now recognize the need to feel meaningfully connected with other people as a way of protecting against the health risks that this life transition may pose (Forster & Morris, 2012; Haslam, Steffens, et al, 2018; Lam et al, 2018; Steffens, Cruwys, et al, 2016). In this context, we investigated whether oSIM captured aspects of identity that were relevant to and, therefore, helped predict, well-being within this population.…”

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Social identity mapping online.

Bentley¹,

Greenaway²,

Haslam³

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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Social identities play an important role in many aspects of life, not least in those pertaining to health and well-being. Decades of research shows that these relationships are driven by a range of social identity processes, including identification with groups, social support received from groups, and multiple group memberships. However, to date, researchers have not had access to methods that simultaneously capture these social identity processes. To fill this void, this paper introduces an online Social Identity Mapping (oSIM) tool designed to assess the multidimensional and connected nature of social identities. Four studies (total N = 721) featuring community, student, new parent, and retiree samples, test the reliability and validity of oSIM. Results indicate that the tool is easy to use, engaging, has good internal consistency as well as convergent and discriminant validity, and predicts relevant outcomes across a range of contexts. Furthermore, using meta-analytic findings, the tool is able to index a higher-order social identity construct, here introduced as a supergroup. This new concept provides holistic information about groups (reflecting an integrated index of several social identity processes) that are predictive of well-being outcomes, as well as outcomes related to successful adjustment to challenging life events. We discuss how the tool can be used to tackle key debates in the literature and contribute to theory by affording researchers the opportunity to capture the nuanced and contextual nature of social identity in action.

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Social identity mapping online.

Bentley¹,

Greenaway²,

Haslam³

et al. 2020

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…We chose to focus on this domain because moving from a lifetime of work into retirement is recognized as a transitional moment in life often fraught with complex role and identity adjustments. Indeed, models of retirement now recognize the need to feel meaningfully connected with other people as a way of protecting against the health risks that this life transition may pose (Forster & Morris, 2012;Haslam, Steffens, et al, 2018;Steffens et al, 2016). In this context, we investigated whether oSIM captured aspects of identity that were relevant to, and therefore helped predict well-being within this population.…”

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Learning from a social identity perspective

Bentley¹

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Learning is one of the most important psychological processes for human growth and survival. Given it represents a person's ability to evolve and adapt across the course of a lifespan, it is no wonder that ability to learn is positively associated with health, wealth and happiness. It is therefore vital to understand this complex process, and particularly why learning seems easier for some than others. Learning is often assumed to be driven by personal aptitude, with discrepancies in learning outcomes attributed to individual differences in intelligence. However, data reveal that intellectual performance is highly stratified according to major identity-based categorizations such as gender, class, and ethnicity. Far from being representative of individual traits alone, academic outcomes therefore also appear to be socially mediated. This thesis sheds light on why social groups-and the social identities they afford-impact on learning outcomes, and in so doing demonstrates empirically that social identity cues are significant drivers of learning at implicit and explicit levels. To achieve this goal, the thesis is divided into two sections. The first section-Social Foundations of Learning-consists of basic research showing that a minimal sense of social inclusion impacts on implicit levels of information encoding. The second section-Social Facilitation of Learning-uses this knowledge to try to improve learning outcomes for students in real-world settings. The first chapter in Part 1 tackles the question of how to measure learning. Four experiments (total N = 658) design, test, and validate an online tool to measure implicit levels of encoding. A mini meta-analysis shows that the tool is as valid as traditional paper-and-pencil measures of encoding. Bringing together this cognitive measure with a social inclusion manipulation, the second chapter in Part 1 demonstrates that a minimal sense of social inclusion impacts on implicit encoding levels. Two experiments (total N = 336) provide empirical evidence that invoking a sense of social inclusion promotes cognitive encoding more than social exclusion. The second part of the thesis takes the research from the laboratory into the field, and specifically the classroom. The first chapter in Part 2 develops and validates an online tool to measure a person's sense of social connectedness, known as social identity mapping. Five studies (total N = 815) with diverse groups, including university students, new mothers, and retirees, demonstrate that online social identity Other publications during candidature Book chapters

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Women's Perceptions of Retirement

Sheppard¹,

Stanford²

2019

J Gerontol Nurs

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A record number of women are going through the major life transition of retirement. The purpose of the current study was to explore women's perceptions of retirement with the goals of better understanding important patterns of response regarding retirement transitioning and to inform nurses on how to assist clients who are anticipating or engaging in the retirement transition. A sample population of 170 retired women was recruited using convenience sampling from community settings within six southeastern U.S. states. Participants expressed their perceptions of retirement through written responses to open-ended questions. Content analysis revealed the following themes: Love It/Happy ; Unhappy/Regrets ; So Much Time, So Little (money, resources, etc.) ; Searching ; Busy ; Relief/Freedom ; Giving: For Me and Thee ; Adequate Resources ; Creating Your Own Structure ; and Positive Attitude . Careful assessment for health changes, promotion of positive coping skills, and provision of educational planning and therapeutic resources to women who are transitioning to retirement should assist women toward healthy and successful retirements. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 45 (4), 31–39.]

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Successful transition to retirement in Australia

Cited by 5 publications

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Social identity mapping online.

Social identity mapping online.

Learning from a social identity perspective

Women's Perceptions of Retirement

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