Practices and group norms in the retirement process

European Psychologist

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-206

  Potocnik, Kristina ^a   Tordera, Nuria ^a   Peiró, Jose Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Group norms; Human resource practices; Retirement age; Retirement intentions; Work role exit

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349130218     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.14.3.193     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Ashforth, B.E. (2001). Role transitions in organizational life: An identity based perspective. New Jersey: Erlbaum.
2. Atchley, R.C.,& Miller, S.L. (1983). Types of elderly couples. In T. Brubaker (Ed.), Family relationships in older life (pp. 77-90). Beverly Hills: Sage.
3. Barnes-Farrell, J.L. (2003). Beyond health and wealth: Attitudinal and other influences on retirement decision-making. In G.A. Adams & T.A. Beehr (Eds.), Retirement: Reasons, processes, and results (pp. 159-187). New York: Springer.
4. Beehr, T.A., & Nielson, N.L. (1995). Descriptions of job characteristics and retirement activities during the transition to retirement. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 16, 681-690.
5. Blekesaune, M., & Solem, P.E. (2005). Working conditions and early retirement. A prospective study of retirement behavior. Research on Aging, 27, 3-30.
6. Brehm, J.W. (1966). A theory of psychological reactance. New York: Academic Press.
7. Brehm, S.S., & Brehm, J.W. (1981). Psychological reactance: A theory of freedom and control. New York: Academic Press.
8. Clark, R.L.,& D'Ambrosio, M.B. (2005). Recruitment, retention, and retirement: Compensation and employment policies for higher education. Educational Gerontology, 31, 385-403.
9. Cohen, J., & Cohen, P. (2003). Applied multiple regression/ correlation analysis for the behavioral sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
10. Crego, A.,&Alcover, C.M. (2004). La experiencia de prejubilación como fenómeno psicosocial: Estado de la cuestión y propuesta de un marco teórico para la investigación [Early retirement experience as a social-psychological phenomena: State of the art and a theoretical proposal for research].Revista dePsicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones, 20, 291-336.
11. Davis, M.A. (2003). Factors related to bridge employment participation among private sector early retirees. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 63, 55-71.
12. Ebaugh, H.R.F. (1988). Becoming an ex: The process of role exit. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
13. Elovainio, M., Forma, P., Kivimäki, M., Sinervo, T., Sutinen, R., & Laine, M. (2005). Job demands and job control as correlates of early retirement thought in Finnish social and health care employees. Work and Stress, 19(1), 84-92.
14. Esser, I. (2005). Continued work or retirement? Preferred exit age in Western European countries. Stockholm: Institutet för Framtidsstudier. Retrieved July 15, 2006, from http://ideas.repec. org/p/hhs/ifswps/2005-009. html.
15. Eurostat. (2006). Population and social conditions. Retrieved November 20, 2007, from http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/.
16. Feldman, D. (1994). The decision to retire early: A review and conceptualization. Academy of Management Review, 19, 285-311.
17. Forteza, J.A., & Prieto, J.M. (1994). Aging and work behavior. In H.C. Triandis, M.D. Dunette, & L.M. Hough (Eds.), Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 4, pp. 447-483). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
18. Fronstin, P. (1999). Retirement patterns and employee benefits: Do benefits matter? The Gerontologist, 39, 37-47.
19. George, L.K. (1990). Social structure, social processes, and social psychological states. In R.H. Binstock & L.K. George (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the social sciences (pp. 205-226). San Diego: Academic Press.
20. Graen, G.B., & Scandura, T. (1987). Toward a psychology of dyadic organizing. Research in Organizational Behavior, 9, 175-208.
21. Greller, M.M., & Stroh, L.K. (2004). Making the most of "latecareer" for employers and workers themselves: Becoming elders not relics. Organizational Dynamics, 33(2), 202-214.
22. Hansez, I., Bertrand, F., De Keyser, V., & Pérée, F. (2005). Fin de carriere des enseignants: Vers une explication du stress et des retraites preìmatureìes [Career end for teachers: Toward a bet-ter understanding of stress and early retirement]. Travail Humain, 68, 193-223.
23. Hardy, M.A., & Quadagno, J. (1995). Satisfaction with early retirement: Making choices in the auto industry. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 50B, S217-226.
24. Hardy, M.A.,& Hazelrigg, L. (1999). A multilevel model of early retirement decisions among autoworkers in plants with different features. Research on Aging, 21, 275-303.
25. Hedge, J.W., Borman,W.C., & Lammlein, S.E. (2006). The aging workforce. Realities, myths, and implications for organizations. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
26. Henkens, K. (1999). Retirement intentions and spousal support: A multifactor approach. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 54B(2), 63-73.
27. Henkens, K. (2000). Supervisors' attitudes about early retirement of subordinates. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 833-852.
28. Henkens, K., & Tazelaar, F. (1997). Explaining retirement decisions of civil servants in the Netherlands. Research on Aging, 19, 139-173.
29. Herzog, A.R., House, J.S., & Morgan, J.N. (1991). Relation of work and retirement to health and well-being in older age. Psychology and Aging, 6, 202-211.
30. Hugo, G. (2005). Demographic trends in Australia's academic workforce. Journal of Higher Educational Policy and Management, 27, 327-343.
31. Jaccard, J., Turrisi, R., &Wan, C.K. (1990). Interaction effects in multiple regression. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
32. Joulain, M., & Mullet, E. (2001). Estimating the " appropriate" age for retirement as a function of perceived occupational characteristics. Work and Stress, 15, 357-365.
33. Jöreskog K.G.,&Sörbom, D. (1999). LISREL 8.3 user's reference guide. Chicago: Scientific Software Inc.
34. Karpansalo, M., Manninen, P., Kauhanen, J., Lakka, T.A., & Salonen, J.T. (2004). Perceived health as a predictor of early retirement. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health, 30, 287-292.
35. Katz, D., & Kahn, R.L. (1978). The social psychology of organizations. New York: Wiley.
36. Kim, S., & Feldman, D.C. (1998). Healthy, wealthy, or wise: Predicting actual acceptances of early retirement incentives at three points in time. Personnel Psychology, 51, 623-642.
37. retirement intention. International Journal of Stress Management,8, 243-247.
38. Lin, T.C., & Hsieh, A.T. (2001). Impact of job stress on early retirement intention. International Journal of Stress Management, 8, 243-247. Maurer, T.J.,Wrenn, K.A., &Weiss, E.M. (2003). Toward understanding and managing stereotypical beliefs about older worker's ability and desire for learning and development. In G.K. Ferris & K.M. Rowland (Eds.), Research in personnel and human resources management (Vol. 22, pp. 253-285). Greenwich, CT: JAI.
39. Neal, M.,Griffin, M.A. (2006). A model of self-held work roles and role transitions. Human Performance, 19, 23-41.
40. Neal, M.,&Griffin, M.A. (2006). A model of self-held work roles and role transitions. Human Performance, 19, 23-41. Nicholson, N. (1984). A theory of work role transitions. Administrative Science Quarterly, 29, 172-191.
41. Pedrajas, A., & Sala, T. (2006). Reforma de la seguridad social. Aspectos basicos del "acuerdo sobre medidas en materia de seguridad social" alcanzado entre los interlocutores sociales y el gobierno el 13 de julio de 2005 [Social Security reform. Basic aspects about "agreement regarding social security measures" reached between social partners and the government on the 13th of July 2005]. FREMAP Magazine, 31, 1-25.
42. Peiró, J.M., & Meliá, J.L. (2003). Formal and informal interpersonal power in organizations: Testing a bifactorial model of power in role-set. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 52, 14-35.
43. Raymo, J.M., & Sweeney, M.M. (2006). Work-family conflict and retirement preferences. The Journals of Gerontology, 61B, 161-169.
44. Remery, C., Henkens, K., Schippers, J., & Ekamper, P. (2003). Managing an aging workforce and a tight labor market: Views held by Dutch employers. Population Research and Policy Review, 22, 21-40.
45. Saba, T., & Guerin, G. (2005). Extending employment beyond retirement age: The case of health care managers in Quebec. Public Personnel Management, 34, 195-214.
46. Shultz, K., Morton, K.R., &Weckerle, J.R. (1998). The influence of push and pull factors on voluntary and involuntary early retirees' retirement decision and adjustment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 53, 45-57.
47. Siegrist, J.,Wahrendorf, M., Von dem Knesebeck, O., Jürges, H., & Börsch-Supan, A. (2006). Quality of work, well-being, and intended early retirement of older employees - Baseline results from the SHARE study. European Journal of Public Health, 17(1), 62-68.
48. Sivasubramaniam, N.S., Murry, W.D., Avolio, B.J., & Jung, D.I. (2002). A longitudinal model of the effects of team leadership and group potency on group performance. Group and Organizational Management, 27, 66-96.
49. Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. (2006). Boletin de noticias [Newsletter], 63. Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://www.mtas.es/itss/sala- de comunicaciones/boletin/ Boletin-n63.pdf.
50. Sutinen, R., Kivimäki, M., Elovainio, M., & Forma, P. (2005). Associations between stress at work and attitudes toward retirement in hospital physicians. Work and Stress, 19, 177-185.
51. Taylor, M.A., & Shore, L. (1995). Predictors of planned retirement age: An application of Beehr's model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 10, 76-83.
52. Taylor, P., & Walker, A. (1997). Age discrimination and public policy. Personnel Review, 26, 307-318.
53. Terry, D.J., & Hogg, M.A. (1996). Group norms and the attitudebehavior relationship: A role for group identification. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 776-793.
54. Terry, D.J., Hogg, M.A., & White, K.M. (1999). The theory of planned behavior: Self-identity, social identity, and group norms. British Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 225-244.
55. Teuscher, U. (2003). Transition to retirement and aging. Change and persistence of personal identities. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
56. Turner, V.W. (1969). The ritual process: Structure and antistructure. Chicago: Aldine.
57. Turner, J.C. (1982). Toward a cognitive redefinition of the social group. In H. Tajfel (Ed.), Social identity and intergroup relations (pp. 15-40). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
58. United Nations. (2007). World population prospects. The 2006 revision. Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.un.org/ esa/population/publications/ wpp2006.
59. Van Solinge, H., & Henkens, K. (2007). Involuntary retirement: The role of restrictive circumstances, timing, and social em-beddedness. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 62B, S295-S303.
60. Yeatts, D.L., Folts,W.E., & Knapp, J. (2000). Older workers' adaptation to a changing workplace: Employment issues for the 21st century. Educational Gerontology, 26, 566-582.
61. Waldman, D.A., & Avolio, B.J. (1993). Aging and work performance in perspective: Contextual and developmental considerations. In G.K. Ferris & K.M. Rowland (Eds.), Research in personnel and human resources management (Vol. 11, pp. 133- 162). Greenwich, CT: JAI.