Drawing on self-determination theory, the present study examined how satisfaction of the basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) changes across the retirement transition and how need satisfaction was related to depressive symptoms across the retirement transition. Participants (N = 2655) were drawn from the HEalth, Ageing and Retirement Transitions in Sweden (HEARTS) study. Latent growth curve modeling showed that autonomy need satisfaction increased across the retirement transition, whereas competence and relatedness remained relatively stable. Higher need satisfaction was related to less depressive symptoms at baseline, however, pre-retirement need satisfaction was not a statistically significant predictor of subsequent changes in depressive symptoms (or vice versa) across the retirement transition. At the within-person level, higher than usual need satisfaction at a specific time point was related to less than usual depressive symptoms. Need satisfaction may be an important factor to consider across the retirement transition and need satisfying activities prior, during, and after the transition may ease peoples’ adjustment to retirement.

本研究基于自决理论，研究了在退休过渡期间对基本心理需求（自主性，能力和相关性）的满意度如何变化，以及在退休过渡中需求满意度与抑郁症状之间的关系。参加人数 = 2655）来自瑞典的健康，老龄化和退休过渡（HEARTS）研究。潜在增长曲线模型表明，在整个退休过渡期间，自主需求的满意度都得到了提高，而能力和相关性则保持相对稳定。较高的需求满意度与基线时的抑郁症状较少相关，但是，退休前需求满意度并不是整个退休过渡期间抑郁症状随后变化的统计显着预测因素（反之亦然）。在人际层面上，在特定时间点高于平常的需求满意度与抑郁症状的减少比平常有关。需求满意度可能是整个退休过渡期间要考虑的重要因素，并且在之前，期间，