Psychology: Research and Review
Table 5 Expectations, goals, and evaluations of participant 2
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 have been in public service for 46 years; I never acted without being employed [by a company or government]; it’s time to think about what to do in the upcoming years. I do not want to waste what I learned. I know how to help people and I want to continue doing so. | ||||
What do I expect to achieve by the end of the activity? | A plan for activities to be performed as a self-employed individual. Some possibilities for work. To learn more about life after retirement. | ||||
Goals | |||||
Activity | Life domain and meeting number | ||||
Health meeting 2 | Career meeting 3 | Leisure meeting 4 | Career meeting 5 | Couples meeting 6 | |
Eat up to 3 slices of wholegrain bread per day | > 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Drink at most 2 cups of coffee per day | Yes | Yes | < 2 | Yes | Yes |
List five options for future professional activities | > 3 | ||||
Do 2 leisure activities with wife | > 4,5 | Yes | |||
Structure and write down business plans | Yes | Yes | |||
Pay attention to son’s bedtime | Yes | ||||
Final evaluation | |||||
Question | Participant’s reply | ||||
When I compare my expectations to my results, I think that: | The results exceeded my expectations greatly. I’ve learned with my group of colleagues how to think, plan, and share ideas about the future. I have to have challenging but attainable goals. The meetings helped to highlight the need to plan for the future based on social and psychological factors (the predictors) which interfere in people’s adjustment, in my adjustment, when I retire. | ||||