Social Circumstances of Retired Lspu Personnel: A Phenomenological Assessment

Abstract

One of the turning points in a person's life is retirement. The primary goal of this research is to acquire understanding the purpose of retirees in life as they pass through a transition into retirement. Specifically, their present financial situation, state of their physical well-being, and ways of spending free time. This study employed phenomenological research and utilized purposive sampling who are categorized to retired teaching and non-teaching employees with 65 years and older from 2017-2022. The researchers gathered the data through an interview while the interview guide was validated through expert validation and pilot testing. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results revealed that retirement benefits and plans are crucial components of financial planning and have a big impact on people's financial security in their golden years.Benefits and plans of employees towards retirement, bridge employment and retirement transition and social responsibility and financial management are the major themes revealed in discussing the financial situation, meanwhile, the general state of physical well-being of a retired LSPU Personnel also explored based on their sharing and thoughts which includes anthropometric measurements, clinical wellness, and dietary health. In addition, ways of spending free time with regards to your psychological well-being of LSPU Retired Personnel also the main theme while it includes participating in interests and hobbies, volunteering to community, exercises, travelling, and time with their love ones. LSPU retirees can maintain and even improve their psychological health at this crucial stage of life by implementing these activities into their lifestyles.