Psychology: Research and Review
Table 6 Expectations, goals, and evaluations of participant 3
From: Social validity of a contextual behavioral science-based intervention for retirement education
Expectations | ||||
Question | Participant’s answer | |||
Why did I seek out this activity? | I feel prepared for retirement, but I know it’s a new phase that will certainly bring some difficulty in adaptation. Exchanging ideas with other people who are going through the same process can help me see other aspects I have not considered. | |||
What do I expect to achieve by the end of the activity? | To be prepared to face a new challenge regarding the things which still worry me and to have contributed in some way to the other participants. | |||
Goals | ||||
Activity | Life domain and meeting number | |||
Health meeting 2 | Career meeting 3 | Leisure meeting 4 | Friendships meeting 5 | |
Drink no more than 3 coffees per day | Yes | > 1 | < 2 | |
Watch three videos about financial education | Yes | |||
Go out with friend | Yes | |||
Make a list of friends I would like to meet again | Yes | |||
Invite Sonia to visit her granddaughter | Yes | |||
Do small favors | x | |||
Final evaluation | ||||
Question | Participant’s answer | |||
When I compare my expectations to my results, I think that: | My goals were reached as I identified the areas to be worked. The developed techniques helped me identify my difficulties and develop strategies to deal with them. The acquaintanceship with people involved in the same project made me think of other possibilities I had not considered until then. In the same way, I think to have contributed, in some way, to the group’s growth. | |||