Nature of Retirement and Loneliness : The Moderating Roles of Social Support

Drawing from the social convoy model, this study investigates whether the nature of retirement (voluntary or involuntary) influences loneliness among retirees, and how different social support types may affect this association. Data come from the 2014 Health and Retirement Study (N = 2,055). Five social support types were identified: weak, ambivalent, strong positive, children strain, and family strain. Involuntary retirement was associated with a higher level of loneliness; however, involuntarily retired individuals with strong positive social support had a relatively lower level of loneliness. Findings from this study suggest that social support may alleviate the negative impacts of involuntary retirement. Our research provides a theoretical basis for developing a practical program to reduce the negative impacts of involuntary retirement on well-being.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society - 39(2020), 12 vom: 02. Dez., Seite 1292-1302

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shin, Oejin [VerfasserIn]
Park, Sojung [VerfasserIn]
Amano, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Eunsun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, BoRin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Loneliness
Retirement
Social support

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Date Completed 23.09.2021

Date Revised 23.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0733464819886262

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303150890