TY  - JOUR
TI  - A dream of a retirement: The longitudinal experiences and perceived retirement wellbeing of recent retirees following a tailored intervention linking best possible self-expressive writing with goal-setting
AU  - Round, J.
AU  - Burke, J.
AB  - Objectives: The research aimed to analyse retirees’ experiences of a tailored positive psychology intervention (PPI) combining Best Possible Self (BPS) expressive writing with goal-setting and to explore its potential as an aid to retirement wellbeing. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that BPS and goal-setting have been employed as a combined approach.  Design: This was an experimental study design using qualitative analysis methods, namely interpretative phenomenological analysis, alongside participatory action research.  Methods: Three recently retired women participated in the project. Semi-structured interviews and groups were used.  Results: The intervention contributed to feelings of retirement wellbeing by boosting a number of meaning-related factors (such as self-awareness, purpose in life and intrinsic goal-progress), bringing about an overall improvement in hedonic-eudaimonic balance.  Conclusions: Findings suggest a need for further research into the newly combined intervention and into its most appropriate delivery format(s) for retirees (e.g. online versus face-to-face). Given the intervention’s potential to elicit wellbeing-maximising goals, the current findings have relevance for populations beyond the retiree community.
IS  - 2
JO  - International Coaching Psychology Review
PY  - 2018
KW  - goal setting
KW  - Keywords: Best Possible Self
KW  - self-concordance
KW  - retirement
KW  - positive psychology intervention
KW  - meaning in life
KW  - older people.
SP  - 27
EP  - 45
UR  - shop.bps.org.uk/publications/publications-by-subject/coaching/international-coaching-psychology-review-vol-13-no-2-autumn-2018.html
VL  - 13
LA  - English
ER  -