Perceptions of and satisfaction with retirement: A comparison of six European Union countries

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A study was conducted to assess the perceptions of and satisfaction with retirement among recently retired people from 6 European Union countries, taking Retirement Satisfaction Inventory as base. Portuguese retirees expressed a lower level of satisfaction compared to other European Union countries and the major detriment of overall satisfaction was health, resources, anticipated satisfaction and cultural satisfaction to a limited amount.

Europe, Science & research, Other General Government Support, Retirements (Honors), Research, Retirement, Social perception, Life spans (Biology), Life span (Biology)

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Age and regulatory focus determine preferences for health-related role models

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Effectiveness of role models varies across the adult life span because of differences in health-related regulatory orientations. Results indicate that both young and older adults perceived positive models to be motivating, but older adults found negative models to be more motivating than did young adults.

Analysis, Motivation (Psychology), Role models, Self-control, Self control

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Aging and integrating spatial mental models

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The extent to which aging affects the ability to integrate separate pieces of information into a single mental model was assessed in older and young adults. Findings reveal that older adults' use of mental models is agreed when spatial information is verbally presented.

Psychological aspects, Husband and wife, Husband-wife relations, Marriage, Married people

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