Basic psychological need satisfaction across the retirement transition: Changes and longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms

Drawing on self-determination theory, the present study examined how satisfaction of the basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) changes across the retirement transition and how need satisfaction was related to depressive symptoms across the retirement transition. Participa...

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Published in:Motivation and emotion 2021-02, Vol.45 (1), p.75-90
Main Authors: Stenling, Andreas, Henning, Georg, Bjälkebring, Pär, Tafvelin, Susanne, Kivi, Marie, Johansson, Boo, Lindwall, Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Adults
Aging
Autonomy
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Competence
HEARTS study
Latent growth curve models
Life transitions
Mental depression
Need satisfaction
Nursing homes
Older people
Original Paper
Personality and Social Psychology
Psychological needs
Psychology
Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
Psykologi (exklusive tillämpad psykologi)
Relatedness
Retirement
Samhällsvetenskap/Humaniora
Self determination
Self-determination theory
Social Sciences/Humanities
Symptoms
Well-being
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Summary:Drawing on self-determination theory, the present study examined how satisfaction of the basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) changes across the retirement transition and how need satisfaction was related to depressive symptoms across the retirement transition. Participants ( N  = 2655) were drawn from the HEalth, Ageing and Retirement Transitions in Sweden (HEARTS) study. Latent growth curve modeling showed that autonomy need satisfaction increased across the retirement transition, whereas competence and relatedness remained relatively stable. Higher need satisfaction was related to less depressive symptoms at baseline, however, pre-retirement need satisfaction was not a statistically significant predictor of subsequent changes in depressive symptoms (or vice versa) across the retirement transition. At the within-person level, higher than usual need satisfaction at a specific time point was related to less than usual depressive symptoms. Need satisfaction may be an important factor to consider across the retirement transition and need satisfying activities prior, during, and after the transition may ease peoples’ adjustment to retirement.
ISSN:0146-7239
1573-6644
1573-6644
DOI:10.1007/s11031-020-09854-2