Warnes, A.M., King, R., Williams, A.M. et al. (1 more author) (1999) The well-being of British expatriate retirees in southern Europe. Ageing and Society, 19 (6). pp. 717-740. ISSN 0144-686X
Abstract
This article examines the personal outcomes of overseas residence in later life, by analysing some findings from the first large-scale, comparative study of the retirement of British citizens to southern Europe. Four study areas are compared: Tuscany in Italy, Malta, the Costa del Sol of Spain, and the Algarve region of Portugal. The analysis focuses on the expressed reasons for moving to and residing in the areas, the reported advantages and disadvantages, and the respondents' predictions of whether they would stay or leave in response to adverse and beneficial events.
Overall the subjects give very positive reports, but there are considerable differences among the four areas. The associations of individual variation in well-being with both a person's ‘temporal commitment’ to the area and to facets of their social integration are analysed. The onset of severe incapacity, sufficient to prevent the continued running of a home, is the event most likely to cause people to leave their adopted areas of residence.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 1999 Cambridge University Press. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | international migration, retirement, health, housing, life-style, well-being |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Clinical Sciences Division North (Sheffield) > Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing |
Depositing User: | Repository Assistant |
Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2006 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2014 15:34 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X9900759X |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0144686X9900759X |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:1518 |