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A Crisis Assessment Technique for the Evaluation of Life Events: Transition to Retirement as an Example

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Anne Martin Matthews ,
Kathleen H. Brown ,
Christine K. Davis  and
Margaret A. Denton
Anne Martin Matthews
Affiliation:
University of Guelph
Kathleen H. Brown
Affiliation:
University of Guelph
Christine K. Davis
Affiliation:
Social Data Research Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario.
Margaret A. Denton
Affiliation:
Social Data Research Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario.
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Abstract

This paper describes the design and utility of a ‘Crisis Assessment Technique’ for measuring the impact of selected life events as perceived by individuals who have actually experienced them. Using the transition to retirement as an example, the utility of such a measure for assessing the relative impact of given events, is demonstrated. Analysis of data on 300 recently retired men and women in south western Ontario suggests that retirement from one's work is not as critical a life event as previous measures suggest.

Résumé

Description du plan de recherche d'une “Technique d'appéciation des crises” et démonstration de son utilité pour mesurer l'effet de certains événements tels qu'ils sont perçus par ceux qui les vivent. Le passage à la retraite sert d'exemple et démontre l'utilité de cet instrument pour mesurer l'effet relatif de certains événements. L'analyse des données recueillies dans le sud-ouest de l'Ontario auprès de 300 sujets masculins et féminins ayant récemment pris leur retraite permet de croire que la retraite ne constitue pas un événement aussi critique que le suggéraient des meseures antérieures.

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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 1 , Issue 3-4 , December 1982 , pp. 28 - 39
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1982

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