Enhancing planning behavior during retirement: effects of a time perspective based training intervention

Anna Mooney*, Cindy E. Tsotsoros, Joanne K Earl, Douglas A. Hershey, Carl H. Mooney

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    Abstract

    Time perspective is a psychological construct that reflects the way people view time. Two schools of thought exist that theorize how this temporal mindset affects behavior—dominant and balanced. We applied dominant and balanced time perspective frameworks separately to two versions of an online intervention that aimed to promote goal-setting and accumulation of essential retirement resources (health, physical, social, cognitive and emotional) and compared effects with a control group. The effectiveness of the intervention was tested with 109 US retirees using a 4-wave design over a 6-month period. Linear mixed models showed an increase in health goal striving for the balanced group at posttraining and gains were maintained at the 3-month time point. Both training groups demonstrated an increase in the number and specificity of goals at posttraining and 3-months. Applying a time perspective framework to an online planning intervention for retirees shows promise in promoting planning for retirement resources. Practical implications, limitations, and suggestions for developing future interventions are discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number306
    Pages (from-to)1-26
    Number of pages26
    JournalSocial Sciences
    Volume10
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021

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    Keywords

    • time perspective
    • dominant
    • balanced
    • retirement planning
    • training
    • intervention
    • Longitudinal

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