Reaction to Induced Early Retirement

The Present State Of Family Relations Research

“…Family relations researchers have been primarily interested in studying normative or developmental stress events which most marriages experience: transition to parenthood (Hobbs and Cole, 1976;Russell, 1974) child launching (Aldous, 1978); post-parental transition (Burr, 1970;Rollins and Feldman,1970); retirement (George and Maddox, 1977;Kell and Patton, 1978); and widowhood (O'Bryant, 1983). Yet increasingly research is being conducted on non-normative or situationally stressful events experienced in marriages: the impact of natural disasters on families (Drabeck, Key, Erickson, and Crowe, 1975); the impact of war on family life (McCubbin, member (Lieberman, 1971); families with an alcoholic family member (Wiseman, 1980); occupational and work related stress (Zimmerman, Skinner, and Birner, 1980), and families with a depressed family member (Keith and Schaefer, 1980).…”

Mid-Career Change Options in Academe: Experience and Possibilities

“…By enticing certain academics to retire earlier than originally planned, academe's ranks can be opened to new faculty members, especially women and minorities who have needed skills. Furthermore, analyses of academics who retired early, both those who retired without inducements [31] and those who were financially induced to retire early [17], indicate they are satisfied with their decisions. Furthermore, analyses of academics who retired early, both those who retired without inducements [31] and those who were financially induced to retire early [17], indicate they are satisfied with their decisions.…”

Academics and the changing nature of retirement

“…An in -depth s tudy of early academic retirees from large universities by Kell and Patton (1978) indicated that 38 or 40 of the early retirees studied were very satisfied with their decision to retire; only two would have retired later if they could have made the decision again. The reasons given for early retirement w ere varied, including all the reasons cited in Patton's 1977 s tudy as well as an additional motivation for some who simply felt they had worked long enough and had earned a change.…”