Managing the Transition to Retirement : From Meaningful Work to Meaning in Life at Retirement

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serval:BIB_4007B13A98EA
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A part of a book
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Chapter: chapter ou part
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Title
Managing the Transition to Retirement : From Meaningful Work to Meaning in Life at Retirement
Title of the book
Handbook of Research on Sustainable Careers
Author(s)
Froidevaux A., Hirschi A.
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN
9781782547037 (Online)
9781782547020 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2015
Editor
De Vos A., Van der Heijden B.
Chapter
23
Pages
350-363
Language
english
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to provide an understanding of retirement adjustment by specifically focusing on meaning in life for retirees and meaningful work for older workers who are close to retirement. After a first outline of global issues of aging and work, we approach transition to retirement from the standpoint of sustainable careers within its main dimensions of continuity and importance of personal agency. Next, we review and synthesize literature on meaningful work and meaning in life, distinguishing three levels that constitute meaningful work and five dimensions of meaning in life. To illustrate our points, we present quotations from semi-structured interviews realized with Swiss older workers who were going to retire within a few months. Then, we describe ways to promote meaningful work for older workers and how to create a new meaning or to pursue a previous meaning as a retiree. Finally, we suggest ways individuals, organizations, and career counselors can facilitate a meaningful transition to retirement.
Keywords
ustainable careers, meaningful work, older workers, transition to retirement, meaning in life
Open Access
Yes
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19/11/2014 16:24
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20/08/2019 14:37
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