Abstract
Retirement and psychic investments. Niemi, T., Sarna, S. and Kovalainen, S. (From the Psychiatric Clinic of Helsinki University Central Hospital and the Department of the Public Health Sciences of Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
An attempt has been made to investigate the effect of retirement on the amount of psychic investment in the different sections of the social field. A further investigation was made on the application of the disengagement theory and the theory of role flexibility to the present material. The results do not support either of the theories. The material consisted of 28 pensioners, who were sent 3 questionnaires: on retirement, and 3 months and 1 year later. In processing the material, factor analysis and group analysis were primarily employed. In the group analysis, the observation units (84) (each answer from each subject) were divided into three groups. The present results showed a considerable degree of stability in the subjects, irrespective of their retirement; 82% had remained in the same group for all three questionnaires.
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