Spears Isaiah, Cruitt Patrick J, Weston Sara J, Gorelik Aaron J, Bogdan Ryan, Oltmanns Thomas F, Hill Patrick L
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis.
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon.
Psychol Aging. 2025 May 5. doi: 10.1037/pag0000891.
With increasing percentages of the population in retirement, or approaching retirement, it is important to better understand how an individual's health and well-being may change during the retirement transition and for whom this transition may be particularly beneficial or problematic. Toward this end, the present study evaluated borderline personality disorder features as predictors of well-being and health trajectories from pre-to-post retirement, using up to seven waves of longitudinal data from the St. Louis Personality and Aging Network study. Participants were 590 older adults (aged 55-65, = 60.6 at baseline) who retired over the course of their participation in the study (55% women, 45% men; 65% White/Caucasian, 32% Black/African American). Nonlinear change models were used to assess participants' patterns of life satisfaction, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms throughout the retirement transition. Results showed that older adults with higher borderline personality disorder features tended to report worse well-being and health in general. However, counter to expectations, there was limited evidence suggesting that the retirement transition yielded differential trajectories for health and well-being based on borderline personality disorder features. Notably, there were modest moderation effects observed for depressive symptoms. Key findings are discussed in terms of how the current work contributes to the field's existing understanding of retirement as a significant life transition affecting personal well-being. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
随着退休人口比例的不断增加，或即将退休的人口比例不断上升，更好地了解个人健康和幸福感在退休过渡期间如何变化，以及这种过渡对哪些人可能特别有益或存在问题，变得至关重要。为此，本研究使用来自圣路易斯人格与衰老网络研究的多达七波纵向数据，评估了边缘型人格障碍特征作为退休前后幸福感和健康轨迹预测因素的情况。参与者为590名老年人（年龄在55 - 65岁之间，基线时平均年龄 = 60.6岁），他们在参与研究的过程中退休（55%为女性，45%为男性；65%为白人/高加索人，32%为黑人/非裔美国人）。非线性变化模型用于评估参与者在整个退休过渡期间的生活满意度、身体功能和抑郁症状模式。结果表明，边缘型人格障碍特征较高的老年人总体上往往报告较差的幸福感和健康状况。然而，与预期相反，几乎没有证据表明退休过渡会根据边缘型人格障碍特征产生不同的健康和幸福轨迹。值得注意的是，在抑郁症状方面观察到了适度的调节效应。本文将根据当前研究如何促进该领域对退休作为影响个人幸福感的重大生活转变的现有理解，来讨论关键发现。（PsycInfo数据库记录 (c) 2025美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
