How does transitioning into retirement impact the individual emotional system? Evidence from the Swiss context

Towards an active and happy retirement? Changes in leisure activity and depressive symptoms during the retirement transition

“…Nevertheless, the most important parameters, the coupling parameters, did not show that higher social, physical or intellectual activity engagement predicted subsequent decreases in depressive symptoms in the retirement transition. These results are in line with earlier studies (Ryser & Wernli, 2017; and shed doubt on ideas of leisure activity as the main source of adjustment to a life without work. There may be other activities and roles that are more central for individual adjustment in retirement.…”

“…Moreover, it should be noted that we investigated change in depressive symptoms, not perceived retirement adjustment (Van Solinge & Henkens, 2005) or subjective well-being (Kuykendall et al, 2015;Ryser & Wernli, 2017). Participants of our study reported a very low level of depressive symptoms, showing a relatively good level of mental health, and there were only very small changes in depressive symptoms over time.…”

“…Van Solinge and Henkens (2008) argued that coping with the loss of the work role and establishing a satisfying post-retirement lifestyle are the main tasks when entering retirement. Regarding the loss of the work role, leisure activity can offer alternative roles outside the work place to focus on, which should ease adjustment (Ryser & Wernli, 2017). Working has a number of important functions for the individual, such as providing identity, structure, social stimulation, collective purpose, and activity (Paul & Batinic, 2010), and when people retire, they need to find other activities to replace it.…”

Perceived Social Support and Subjective Well-being of Ex-service People of the Indonesian Defence Forces

“…The results of this study are in line with those of the study by Ryser and Wernli (2017), which stated that retirement, or being unemployed, is often perceived negatively by society. Thus, people need to have a clear picture of the role changes involved when entering retirement.…”

“…When people evaluated their health conditions as poor, they were more likely to suffer negative emotions, such as apprehension, worry, feeling under pressure, nervousness and fear. Besides this, the study subjects were, in the majority, male veterans (77.5%), so this was in accordance with the results of the study by Ryser and Wernli (2017), that the quality of life for male pensioners is more easily influenced by their experiences in retirement, compared to that of female retirees. In Indonesian culture, the male is the backbone of the family, so that, post working life, his income, role and social contacts are reduced.…”