ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2016
The lived experience of well-being in retirement: A phenomenological study.
Article in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05891925 (An Audiobook-based Intervention on Community-dwelling Older Adults in Concepción, Chile), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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An Audiobook-based Intervention on Community-dwelling Older Adults in Concepción, Chile
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- "With Age Comes Wisdom:" a Qualitative Review of Elder Perspectives on Healthy Aging in the Circumpolar North.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2020Pooled it
- Genetic, Socioecological, and Health Research on Extreme Longevity in Semisupercentenarians and Supercentenarians: A Scoping Review.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
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- Physical functioning trajectories over statutory retirement: a finnish occupational cohort study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Physical health and cognitive ability factors in predicting retirement adjustment based on machine learning approach: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Meaning and Role of Spirituality for Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
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- Cultural adaptation of the Retirement Resources Inventory for Brazilian culture.Revista de saude publica · 2019Article
- Functioning Changes in Varying Ways After Retirement: A Scoping Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
This phenomenological study aimed to identify and describe the general meaning structure of the experience of well-being after retirement. We interviewed nine retirees about their lived experiences with well-being and analysed the data with Giorgi's descriptive phenomenological method. The general meaning structure described well-being in retirement as a phenomenon that interweaves four constituents: (1) an awareness of and gratitude for a healthy and functioning body, (2) a new experience of time presenting possibilities for action, (3) a heightened sense of agency, and (4) being-in-place in relationships. We discuss these findings in relation to relevant literature of successful aging, the perception of time, eudaimonic and hedonic well-being and generativity. Our findings contribute to the field by comprehensibly describing the phenomenon of well-being as it is experienced by retirees, which we conclude to be a valuable contribution for initiatives promoting well-being in retirement.
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