A French adaptation and validation of Retirement Semantic Differential (RSD)

Borel, L., Boller, B., Henning, G. et Vallet, G. T. (2024). A French adaptation and validation of Retirement Semantic Differential (RSD). Behavioral Sciences, 14 (10). p. 891. ISSN 2076-328X DOI 10.3390/bs14100891

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Retirement is associated with numerous representations, some of them being negative and the other positive. Yet, these representations affect the health of individuals in their transition to retirement. However, although the socio-political context in France favors the emergence of numerous representations of retired people, to our knowledge there is no scale validated in French that would allow us to evaluate them. Thus, the objective of this study was to adapt and validate a scale assessing representations of retired people, called the Retirement Semantic Differential (RSD), for a French population. The scale consists of a series of bipolar adjectives related to retirement, such as “active/passive” and “happy/sad”, with participants’ responses indicating the connotative meaning, positive or negative, about representations of retirement. A total of 279 participants aged 18 to 55 years, recruited online, completed the adapted version of the RSD. The results show that the scale has good psychometric properties. The analysis found a three-factor model, and some items were removed, resulting in a reduced version of the scale (11 items). The results will be discussed in terms of cultural and socio-political differences. This scale could contribute to a better understanding of the deleterious effects on health of the transition to retirement and serve to improve the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing the negative effects of these representations upon young retirees or those preparing for retirement.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Retirement Attitudes Social representation Scale Health
Date de dépôt:	18 nov. 2024 15:07
Dernière modification:	18 nov. 2024 15:07
Version du document déposé:	Version officielle de l'éditeur
URI:	https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/11617

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