VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF THE JAPANESE IN LATE ADULTHOOD - FOCUSING ON THOSE IN THE RETIREMENT PROCESS

This paper introduces some Endings about the vocational behavior of th e late adult Japanese who are in a process of transition. The first pa rt of the paper emphasizes the need for research on Japanese vocationa l behavior in late adulthood from a developmental-contextual frame of reference. In the second part, discussion is focused on circumstances of late adult workers in Japan who have been affected most by the curr ent socioeconomic changes and who have been caught in the middle of ch anges in employment management systems and policies. A brief summary o f the findings from two ongoing research projects which emphasize the need for psychological-interventional assistance in order for retiring persons to maintain their well-being in a period of personal and soci al transition is presented, (C) 1998 Academic Press.