Goal continuity as a mediator of early retirement adjustment: Testing a multidimensional model.
Journal of Counseling PsychologyPublished 1 January 1994
Steven B. Robbins, Richard M. Lee, Thomas T. H. Wan
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From a self-psychology perspective adaptation to cvhanges in life depends on the ability to maintain stable and meaningful life goals and purpose, or goal continuity. Goal continuity was hypothesized to be a mediator of early retirement adjustment, being a variable between personal and social resources and life adjustment.
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