Wyznaczniki jakości życia u osób w wieku emerytalnym

This article presents studies on the determinants of the quality of life in people over the expected retirement age. Influence of health, Big Five personality dimensions, sense of coherence, purpose in life, activity and dwelling-place on the quality of life among the elders have been discussed. The separate chapter presents the retirement transition and additional factors that can affect life satisfaction in this period of life. Differences between the results of the presented studies indicate the necessity of further research into this subject taking into consideration the interaction between characteristics of a person and situational variables and both affective and cognitive aspects of quality of life.