FMLY 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Snowbirds, Life Satisfaction
18 May 2017
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Most common causes of work-life conflict: caregiving, disability onset, coping with emotional demands, changing priorities. Dissatisfied older workers choose to continue working the same number of hours instead of sacrificing pay. Respond least well to retirement when have little control over decision to retire. Not stressful if retirement is anticipated and on time. Life satisfaction in late adulthood based on whether adult was satisfied in earlier adulthood. Retirement brings increase in choices about where to live: most retirees choose to stay close to the place they have called home for many years o. Only 30% of canadian seniors moved within 5-year period. Most seniors over 65 who do move, did so because house was too big/too small, or spouse retired. Elderly adults make 3 types of moves: amenity move = postretirement move away from kin to a location that has some desirable feature, such as year-round warm weather. Such a move usually occurs very soon after retirement.
