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| A new approach to the link between identity and relative deprivation in the perspective of ageism and retirement | | Author(s) | Francine Tougas, Martine Lagacé, Roxane de la Sablonnière |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 59, no 1, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1-24 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Personality ; Self esteem ; Life satisfaction ; Ageism ; Retirement ; Correlation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Although the work force is ageing, views regarding older workers remain negative. As a result, complaints of discrimination on the basis of age have increased, and prompts these questions. What leads ageing workers to acknowledge disparities between younger workers and themselves, and what are the consequences for ageing workers of integrating into their self-image some of the characteristics commonly associated with their cohort? These questions are examined in the light of a new approach to the link between identity and relative deprivation. The following hypotheses were included in a predictive model: the more individuals include their group's characteristics into their self-descriptions, the more they experience personal deprivation when comparing their own situation to that of younger workers. These feelings, in turn, affect them during retirement, in terms of lowered self-esteem and decreased life satisfaction. This model was tested with 149 young retirees. Hypotheses were confirmed: end-of-career experiences do have an impact on the situation of young retirees. The more individuals integrated characteristics of ageing workers, the more they felt personally deprived as a result of invidious comparisons with young co-workers. The latter also had a negative impact on self-esteem and life satisfaction. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041026201 A |
| Classmark | DK: DPA: F:5HH: B:TOB: G3: 49: 7S |
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