| Publication |
| Author(s) | Gall, T.L.; Evans, D.R.; Howard, J. |
| Title | The Retirement Adjustment Process: Changes in the Well-Being of Male Retirees across Time. |
| Source | Journal of Gerontology, 1997, Vol.52b, 110 - 117 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Male retirees, Canada, followed 6-7 years, 1981-1988 |
| | Residents of London, Ontario. 65% previously white-collar workers; 45,3% current income > $20.000 per year; 3,6% reported < $ 10.000 in the past year. |
| Last assesment | 1988 |
| | T1: 2 to 4 months pre-retirement; T2: 1 year post-retirement; T3: 6-7 years post-retirement |
| Survey name | Not available |
| | Retirement Research Study |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| | Recruited from personnel departments of major organisations and through the media |
| Respondents N = | 224 |
| Non Response | 47,8% |
| | Attrition at T3 due to failure to respond: 26,3%; refusal to participate: 9,3% ; unable to be located: 4,9% and death: 7,1%. Non-respondents at T3 did not differ in T1 health and demographic variables. |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | T1 pre-retirement, T2 1 years post retirement, T3 6-7 years post retirement |
| Happiness measure(s) used |