Lamarche, Veronica M and Rolison, Jonathan J (2021) Hand-in-hand in the golden years: Cognitive interdependence, partner involvement in retirement planning, and the transition into retirement. PLoS One, 16 (12). e0261251-e0261251. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261251
Lamarche, Veronica M and Rolison, Jonathan J (2021) Hand-in-hand in the golden years: Cognitive interdependence, partner involvement in retirement planning, and the transition into retirement. PLoS One, 16 (12). e0261251-e0261251. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261251
Lamarche, Veronica M and Rolison, Jonathan J (2021) Hand-in-hand in the golden years: Cognitive interdependence, partner involvement in retirement planning, and the transition into retirement. PLoS One, 16 (12). e0261251-e0261251. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261251
Abstract
This research examined the influence of cognitive interdependence—a mental state reflecting a collective representation of the self-in-relationship—on the anticipation for and experiences with the transition into retirement. Among soon-to-be retirees (Study 1), greater cognitive interdependence was associated with seeing partners as more instrumental to one’s goals both pre- and post-retirement, anticipating greater goal alignment post-retirement, and having directly involved partners in retirement planning to a greater extent than those relatively lower in cognitive interdependence. Among recent retirees (Study 2), retrospective cognitive interdependence was associated with post-retirement goal alignment and goal instrumentality, and the extent to which they believed they had directly involved their partners in retirement planning. However, it was post-retirement goal alignment that was associated with greater ease of retirement and subjective well-being. Finally, soon-to-be retirees relatively high in cognitive interdependence responded to concerns about their retirement (i.e., goal discordance and high retirement ambivalence) by wanting to involve their partners in their retirement plans to a greater extent (Study 3). These studies highlight the importance of romantic partners across the lifespan, and how partners might influence retirement planning, the transition to retirement, and well-being among recent retirees.
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans; Spouses; Cognition; Models, Theoretical; Retirement; Aged; Middle Aged; Statistics as Topic |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2022 12:01 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 19:33 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/31983 |
Available files
Filename: journal.pone.0261251.pdf
Licence: Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0