Successful retirement adjustment requires careful planning in the lead up to this important life transition. While financial planning is routinely prioritized, evidence suggests that the social changes in retirement can be just as challenging to manage — if not more. GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT (G4R) is a new online intervention that addresses this gap by targeting the identity changes that people typically experience in retirement. This paper reports findings from two studies evaluating the acceptability and efficacy of this intervention. Study 1 (N = 89) used a pre-post design to assess G4R and found that the intervention was positively evaluated by users and led to significant increases in their sense of thriving, perceived control, life satisfaction, anticipated retirement satisfaction, and planning intentions. Study 2 (N = 98) tested the intervention using an experimental design in which participants were randomly assigned to either G4R or a financial planning control condition. Results showed that G4R was as effective as financial planning in improving most outcomes and showed a clear advantage in increasing anticipated retirement satisfaction and intentions to engage in social and activities planning. Together, these studies provide initial evidence of the value of engaging in social identity-focused social planning to support well-being and preparedness in the lead up to retirement.

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第 4 组退休：一项新的干预措施，通过针对社会身份管理来支持退休前的福祉

成功的退休调整需要在这一重要的人生转变之前进行仔细的规划。虽然财务规划通常被优先考虑，但有证据表明，退休后的社会变化同样难以管理，甚至更具挑战性。 GROUPS 4 退休 (G4R) 是一种新的在线干预措施，通过针对人们在退休时通常经历的身份变化来解决这一差距。本文报告了两项评估这种干预措施的可接受性和有效性的研究的结果。研究1（N  = 89）使用事前事后设计来评估G4R，发现干预得到了用户的积极评价，并导致他们的蓬勃发展感、感知控制力、生活满意度、预期退休满意度和计划意图显着增加。研究 2 ( N  = 98) 使用实验设计测试了干预措施，其中参与者被随机分配到 G4R 或财务规划控制条件。结果表明，G4R 在改善大多数结果方面与财务规划一样有效，并且在提高预期退休满意度以及参与社交和活动规划的意愿方面显示出明显的优势。这些研究共同提供了初步证据，证明了参与以社会身份为中心的社会规划对于支持退休前的福祉和准备的价值。