Att bli pensionär : en studie av sju kvinnors anpassning till pensionärslivet

When we started this project our aim was to discuss and interpret older women's adjustment to their new lifes as retired. Did we interpret the retirement as a difficult transition for the women, or as if they felt satisfaction with their new situation? We interpreted the results of the interviews using gerentologic theories. The questions that led our work was how our respondents apprehended their situation before, during and after their retirement and how they, themselves, participated in the adjustment. We also posed the question of how and if the retirement affected their health. We used a qualitative approach with a narritative method. The results showed there were some difficulties in the transition, but after some time all women interviewed in the survey found satisfaction with their new life situation. The women had different methods to cope with their adjustment to their lives as retired. Almost all had been affected by external factors in the process of adjustment to retired life, and their health had in some cases also been affected