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| Reasons for working and their relationship to retirement attitudes, job satisfaction and occupational self-efficacy of bridge employees | | Author(s) | Veronica M Dendinger, Gary A Adams, Jamie D Jacobson |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 61, no 1, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 21-35 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Job satisfaction ; Preparation [retirement] ; Transitional phase ; Retirement ; Attitudes to retirement ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although the baby boomers are the fastest growing segment of the US population and they are now approaching retirement age, research has widely neglected to look at the reasons why many of them are intent on opting for "bridge employment" (gradual withdrawal from the workforce, a bridge between career and retirement) as opposed to retiring completely. This study examined the relationship between four reasons for working (social, personal, financial and generative) and three attitudinal responses to bridge employment (job satisfaction, retirement attitudes, and occupational self-efficacy). In a sample of 108 recent retirees holding bridge employment positions, it was found that generativity served as a reliable predictor of job satisfaction and attitudes towards retirement, whereas the social reason for work was only a reliable predictor of attitudes towards retirement. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050916202 A |
| Classmark | GC: WL5: GA: 4MT: G3: G7:DP: 3F: 7T |
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