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Special Report - The Retirement Industry - July 16, 2010
Self-esteem falls off sharply among older adults
Attitude typically starts declining around time of retirement, study finds

Newswise

Self-esteem rises steadily as people age but starts declining around the time of retirement, according to a longitudinal study of men and women ranging in age from 25 to 104.

"Self-esteem is related to better health, less criminal behavior, lower levels of depression, and, overall, greater success in life," says the study's lead author, Ulrich Orth, a psychology department research professor at the University of Basel, in Switzerland. "Therefore, it's important to learn more about...


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