@article{ref1,
title="Retirement anxiety and depressive symptoms among middle-aged adults: an indirect effect through death anxiety",
journal="Death studies",
year="2022",
author="Segel-Karpas, Dikla and Bergman, Yoav S.",
volume="46",
number="1",
pages="245-249",
abstract="Basing our argument on Terror Management Theory, we posit that retirement is an age-related transition, which could result in greater death saliency and anxiety, leading to increased depressive symptoms. An indirect-effect model was tested on a convenience sample of 574 Israeli Jewish older workers (mean age = 57), finding that the link between retirement anxiety and depressive symptoms is mediated through death anxiety. Anxious anticipation of retirement could imply that the individual perceives it as an &quot;end,&quot; resulting in greater death saliency and death anxiety, which are related to poorer mental health. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2020.1725933",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1725933"
}