The literature shows that retirement can bring both positive and negative effects. However, there are few tested interventions for preparing workers for this transition and avoiding or minimizing its negative impacts. This paper presents a study with multiple groups that examined the social validity of an intervention for retirement education grounded in contextual behavioral science and acceptance and commitment therapy. Twenty-seven workers aged 29 to 65 divided into three intervention groups participated (group 1, N = 15; group 2, N = 9; group 3, N = 3). According to the participants’ evaluations, the intervention provided socially valid goals, socially acceptable procedures, and socially important effects. However, some improvements are still needed, such as the use of more dynamic methods, better formatted printed material, and increased fidelity between the content’s implementation and the prescribed activities. The positive results indicate that contextual behavioral science may bolster the development of interventions whose components possess evidence for their social validity. The further evaluation of the intervention via a clinical trial study will offer more robust evidence for its effectiveness. It is hoped that by increasing the availability of theory-based interventions in this area, the present study will promote valid strategies to facilitate better adjustment to retirement.

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基于情境行为科学的退休教育干预措施的社会有效性

文献表明，退休可以带来正面和负面的影响。但是，很少有经过测试的干预措施可以帮助工人做好过渡准备，避免或最大程度地减少其负面影响。本文提出了一项由多个小组进行的研究，该研究基于情境行为科学以及接受和承诺治疗，研究了退休教育干预措施的社会有效性。29名年龄在29至65岁的工人分为三个干预组（第1组，N = 15；第2组，N = 9；第3组，N = 3）。根据参与者的评估，干预措施提供了社会上有效的目标，社会上可接受的程序以及社会上重要的影响。但是，仍然需要进行一些改进，例如使用更多动态方法，格式化更好的印刷材料，以及内容实施与规定活动之间的保真度提高。正面结果表明，情境行为科学可能会促进干预措施的发展，这些干预措施的组成部分具有其社会有效性的证据。通过临床试验研究对该干预措施的进一步评估将为其有效性提供更有力的证据。希望通过增加这方面基于理论的干预措施的可用性，本研究将促进有效的战略，以促进对退休的更好的调整。通过临床试验研究对该干预措施的进一步评估将为其有效性提供更有力的证据。希望通过增加这方面基于理论的干预措施的可用性，本研究将促进有效的战略，以促进对退休的更好的调整。通过临床试验研究对该干预措施的进一步评估将为其有效性提供更有力的证据。希望通过增加这方面基于理论的干预措施的可用性，本研究将促进有效的战略，以促进对退休的更好的调整。