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Les facteurs influençant le bien-etre psychologique à la retraite*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2010

Cathleen Desrochers ,
Sylvie Lapierre  and
Michel Alain
Cathleen Desrochers
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Sylvie Lapierre*
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Michel Alain
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
*
Les demandes de tirés à part doivent être addressées à : / Requests for offprints should be sent to: Sylvie Lapierre, Département de psychologie, Laboratoire de gérontologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7. ([email protected])
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Abstract

The present study focused on variables influencing psychological well-being during the period of adjustment to retirement (6 to 36 months). The sample included 141 respondents – 69 retired men and 72 retired women – who completed questionnaires evaluating life satisfaction, retirement satisfaction, and psychological well-being. Variables traditionally examined (socio-demographic, health, attitude, and social) explained 45 to 57 per cent of the variance related to life and retirement satisfaction, but explained a smaller percentage (9 to 37%) of the variance related to the six dimensions of psychological well-being. This study, therefore, confirmed the impact of traditional variables on life and retirement satisfaction but brought out the importance of investigating other variables that could explain psychological well-being during retirement.

Résumé

La présente étude s'intéresse aux variables qui influencent le bien-être psychologique des gens durant la période d'adaptation à la retraite (6 à 36 mois). Un échantillon de 141 retraités (69 hommes, 72 femmes) a complété des questionnaires évaluant le niveau de satisfaction de vie, la satisfaction à L'égard de la retraite et le bien-être psychologique. Les variables traditionnellement étudiées (socio-démographiques, physiques, attitudinales et sociales) expliquent 45 à 57 pour cent de la variance des échelles de satisfaction mais expliquent un pourcentage moins important (9 à 37%) de la variance des six dimensions du bien-être psychologique. Cette étude confirme donc L'impact des variables traditionnelles sur les mesures de satisfaction mais fait ressortir L'importance d'explorer de nouvelles variables afin d'expliquer la variance des dimensions du bien-être psychologique.

Keywords

agingretirementpsychological well-beingsatisfaction in retirementadjustmentpersonal developmentvieillissementretraitebien-être psychologiquesatisfaction de retraiteadaptationcroissance personelle
Type
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Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , Winter/Hiver 2002 , pp. 505 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2002

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Footnotes

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Les résultats de cette recherche ont été présentés à la 29e Réunion scientifique et éducative annuelle de l'Association canadienne de gérontologie (Edmonton, 2000).

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