Holahan C K
J Gerontol. 1981 Nov;36(6):741-9. doi: 10.1093/geronj/36.6.741.
The relationship of lifetime achievement patterns and retirement to life satisfaction for gifted aging women was investigated. Participants were 352 women in Terman's study of the gifted who were surveyed in 1977 at a mean age of 66. Lifetime achievement pattern was defined by either homemaker, job, or career work history. Dependent variables included health, happiness, life satisfaction, work attitudes, ambitions and aspirations, and participation in leisure activities. Results showed variations on life satisfaction measures as a function of lifetime career, with job holders generally less satisfied. There was a significant interaction between marital status and work pattern on overall life satisfaction suggesting an additive negative effect on the older woman of loss of spouse and a work history of working for income alone. Activity involvement varied as a function of retirement status and was differentially related to life satisfaction as a function of retirement status and career pattern.
本研究调查了有天赋的老年女性的终身成就模式、退休与生活满意度之间的关系。研究对象是特曼对有天赋者进行研究中的352名女性，她们于1977年接受调查，平均年龄为66岁。终身成就模式由家庭主妇、工作或职业工作经历来界定。因变量包括健康、幸福、生活满意度、工作态度、抱负和志向，以及参与休闲活动的情况。结果显示，生活满意度指标因终身职业而异，有工作的人总体满意度较低。婚姻状况和工作模式对总体生活满意度有显著交互作用，表明配偶离世和仅为收入而工作的工作经历对老年女性有累加的负面影响。活动参与情况因退休状态而异，并且因退休状态和职业模式的不同而与生活满意度有不同的关联。
