Retirement as a Developmental Stage
- Integrity vs. despair
- Components of retirement-related anxiety
- Ambivalence related to letting go of a career
- The Readiness for Retirement Model
Evidence-Based Tools for Anxiety Related to Retirement
- Reframe retirement as a life stage rather than loss or decline
- Push-pull dynamics for ambivalence
- Organize initial steps
- Work through emotions including uncertainty and guilt
- Shift into constructive retirement preparation
- Broaden identity to include personal values, character strengths, and community roles
- How to claim legacy – what is left behind and what is carried forward
- Limitations of the research and potential risks


