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 Milan Ambrož[1], Mirjam Gartner[2] 

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to reveal the factors that define the change or continuity of lifestyle of older adults after retirement. Grounded theory was the basis for examining the attitudes and experiences of 9 semi-structured interviews. Analysing the interviews, "life satisfaction" was set as a major category followed by four sub-categories: "social relations", "activity changes and slows down", the meaning of life", and "healthy lifestyle". The participants in the study have life satisfaction as the main goal. They associate it with quality social relations with family and significant others and replacing or adding new activities to their lifestyle.

Slowing down the pace of their actions enables enough time to think about the meaning of life and can lead to a healthy and successful life. However, changes following retirement can negatively influence participants' life satisfaction or even push them to a negative view of life in old age. Therefore, the study suggests that older adults should plan for changes in their lifestyle after retirement to preserve life satisfaction and lead a healthy and satisfying life in old age. 

Keywords: Life satisfaction, Lifestyle, Healthy Living, Organization, Social relations, meaning of life, Activities 

 [1] Dr. Milan Ambrož, professor emeritus, ECM, Maribor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ambrož Milan, Gartner Mirjam. LIFESTYLE CHANGES OF OLDER ADULTS AND SATISFACTION WITH LIFE. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, vol.16:6-30,

Digital Object Identifier(DOI): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7605628
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