Display options
Share it on

Front Psychol. 2016 Oct 17;7:1519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01519. eCollection 2016.

Multiple Social Identities Enhance Health Post-Retirement Because They Are a Basis for Giving Social Support.

Frontiers in psychology

Niklas K Steffens, Jolanda Jetten, Catherine Haslam, Tegan Cruwys, S Alexander Haslam

Affiliations

  1. School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 27799916 PMCID: PMC5065989 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01519

Abstract

We examine the extent to which multiple social identities are associated with enhanced health and well-being in retirement because they provide a basis for giving and receiving social support. Results from a cross-sectional study show that retirees (

Keywords: group membership; health; life satisfaction; multiple identities; retirement; social identity; social support; well-being

References

  1. J Pers Assess. 1985 Feb;49(1):71-5 - PubMed
  2. Psychol Aging. 2007 Sep;22(3):442-55 - PubMed
  3. Psychol Sci. 2003 Jul;14(4):320-7 - PubMed
  4. Work. 2009;32(1):59-68 - PubMed
  5. Soc Sci Med. 2014 Nov;120:57-66 - PubMed
  6. Psychol Health. 2011 Mar;26(3):353-69 - PubMed
  7. Br J Soc Psychol. 2016 Jun;55(2):357-74 - PubMed
  8. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Jul;69(2):160-4 - PubMed
  9. J Appl Psychol. 2007 Mar;92(2):455-74 - PubMed
  10. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2005 Apr;31(4):443-53 - PubMed
  11. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Dec;98:179-86 - PubMed
  12. Br J Soc Psychol. 2016 Dec;55(4):613-642 - PubMed
  13. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2004 Sep;59(5):S258-64 - PubMed
  14. Am Psychol. 2011 Apr;66(3):180-92 - PubMed
  15. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2008 Oct-Dec;18(5-6):671-91 - PubMed
  16. Br J Health Psychol. 2015 Sep;20(3):466-81 - PubMed
  17. J Women Aging. 2008;20(3-4):199-213 - PubMed
  18. J Appl Psychol. 2006 Sep;91(5):1037-52 - PubMed
  19. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Dec;51(12):1685-92 - PubMed
  20. J Health Econ. 2011 Jan;30(1):77-86 - PubMed
  21. Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Aug;34(4):864-71 - PubMed
  22. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1998;47(1):69-79 - PubMed
  23. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2000 Sep;55(5):S308-18 - PubMed
  24. J Health Psychol. 2010 May;15(4):627-33 - PubMed
  25. Int J Epidemiol. 2001 Apr;30(2):326-33 - PubMed
  26. Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2016 Jul 7;:null - PubMed
  27. J Affect Disord. 2016 Apr;194:188-95 - PubMed
  28. Science. 2008 Mar 21;319(5870):1687-8 - PubMed
  29. Annu Rev Psychol. 2014;65:209-33 - PubMed
  30. J Pers Assess. 1991 Aug;57(1):149-61 - PubMed
  31. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2016 Feb;42(2):147-60 - PubMed
  32. J Aging Health. 2016 Mar;28(2):244-66 - PubMed
  33. J Health Soc Behav. 2001 Jun;42(2):115-31 - PubMed
  34. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e47291 - PubMed
  35. Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2014 Apr 12;18(3):215-238 - PubMed
  36. J Health Soc Behav. 1997 Mar;38(1):21-37 - PubMed
  37. Br J Soc Psychol. 2005 Sep;44(Pt 3):355-70 - PubMed
  38. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2016 Feb;42(2):188-203 - PubMed
  39. Br J Soc Psychol. 2009 Dec;48(Pt 4):707-33 - PubMed
  40. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2013 Apr;104(4):635-52 - PubMed
  41. Am Psychol. 2011 Apr;66(3):193-203 - PubMed
  42. Soc Sci Med. 2003 Jan;56(2):259-69 - PubMed
  43. Br J Soc Psychol. 2012 Dec;51(4):781-90 - PubMed
  44. BMJ Open. 2016 Feb 16;6(2):e010164 - PubMed
  45. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2016 Sep;70(9):917-23 - PubMed
  46. Psychogeriatrics. 2014 Mar;14(1):31-7 - PubMed

Publication Types