This explorative study originated from the researcher’s personal encounters
with “disappointment, regret and purposelessness” in retirement. The aim of
this research study is thus exploring what the opposite of these negative
sentiments, namely “successful” aging or "successful" adaptation to retirement
could constitute and, most importantly, the role of FLOW therein. Initial
indications are that FLOW could play a key role in “successful” retirement.
Another focus has been to explore whether and how retirees with post-matric
qualifications or training could redeploy their accumulated expertise in the
post-retirement years. Various models of social entrepreneurship, ranging from
voluntary work to paid work, were found to enhance successful adaptation to
retirement, addressing society’s needs at the same time.
In this qualitative research study, I have followed a case study approach,
interviewing nine participants, whose results were analysed individually and
then integrated in a comparative fashion to answer the research questions. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/4776 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Nortjé, Aletia |
| Contributors | Von Krosigk, Beate |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvi, 316 leaves) |
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