Jeff Is Facing Mandatory Retirement

Jeff is facing mandatory retirement. He thinks about how he has mentored his new co-workers the way he was once mentored. He enjoys it when co-workers come to him for advice and share their triumphs. He thinks about how his work friendships have often become personal, and he wonders how those relationships will change when he retires. Jeff's thoughts indicate his ____.

A) self-handicapping strategy
B) independent self-construal
C) positive illusions
D) interdependent self-construal