Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160102514 [ 2016-01-01 - 2020-10-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Alex Haslam (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Tegan Cruwys (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Tegan Cruwys (Chief Investigator) ,  Niklas Steffens (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Catherine Haslam (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Adjustment to retirement through social identity change. This project aims to improve our understanding of the factors governing successful adjustment to retirement. Retirement involves a major life change, to which 30 per cent of people fail to adjust successfully. Previous work in the social identity tradition suggests that the negative effects of significant life changes (eg moving into care) can be buffered by access to social group networks, but this possibility has not been examined in the context of retirement. This project plans to address this gap through studies that establish the importance of social group factors for successful adjustment among Australian, English, American and Chinese retirees. It also plans to test the efficacy of a new model that seeks to improve adjustment to retirement by incorporating various forms of social planning into preparation for this transition.

Funding Amount $349,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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