In an aging society, dealing with the disengagement from one’s work-related identity and the quality of retirement adjustment become major concerns for individuals and organizations. However, the processes through which retirement adjustment can be achieved and upon which conditions this depends are only partially understood, especially regarding identity transition processes. To address this issue, we suggest that identity incongruence, identity transition negotiation, and the variety of high-quality exchange relationships represent key factors that explain the different experiences in retirement adjustment quality. Integrating social identity, self-categorization, identity negotiation, and interpersonal perspectives, we develop a theoretical model with 12 propositions highlighting the dynamic changes in identity incongruence across time and the possible coexistence of the work-related identity and the retiree identity. We also discuss the potential boundary conditions of the model, outline directions for future research, and suggest practical implications at the individual and organizational levels.

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从工作到退休过渡中的身份不一致和谈判：一种理论模型

在老龄化社会中，处理与工作相关的身份的脱离和退休调整的质量成为个人和组织的主要问题。但是，只能部分地了解可以实现退休调整的过程以及该过程所依赖的条件，特别是关于身份转换过程。为了解决这个问题，我们建议身份不一致，身份过渡协商以及各种高质量的交换关系是解释退休调整质量不同经验的关键因素。整合社会身份，自我分类，身份协商和人际关系观点，我们建立了一个包含12个命题的理论模型，突出了身份不一致的动态变化，以及与工作相关的身份和退休人员身份的可能共存。我们还将讨论该模型的潜在边界条件，概述未来研究的方向，并建议在个人和组织层面的实际意义。