Dr. Glenn, a 75-year-old professor of psychology, reduces his workload to teaching one course a year at a local university. Dr. Glenn is participating in what aspect of retirement transitioning?

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A phased or graded approach to retirement, known as bridge employment, can aid in the transition to the retirement role. Bridge employment is less-than-full-time employment in which people engage prior to their full retirement (Feldman, 1994). Zhan, Wang, Liu, and Shultz (2009) found that bridge employees had improved mental health if they continued their employment in the same career, and decreased functional limitations if they worked either in their original career or a new career. An occupational therapist may recommend a graded approach to bridge employment, in which a person progressively decreases his or her work hours until full retirement. Bridge employment can be a planned reduction in both work hours and responsibility in order to provide for increased time for family, volunteer activities, or other desired occupations.

Dr Glenn, a 75-Year-Old Professor of Psychology, Reduces His Workload