Working In Retirement: The Antecedents Of Bridge Employment And Its Consequences For Quality Of Life In Retirement

Kim, Seongsu; Feldman, Daniel C.

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“…However, our findings indicated that those influences were counterbalanced by older firefighters' difficulty in changing long established habits. Retirement is a major life transition [50], and good health is a prerequisite for quality of retirement life [51]. In the future, targeting implementation efforts for older workers might enhance their participation and outcomes.…”

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Worksite wellness program implementation: a model of translational effectiveness

Elliot

MacKinnon

Mabry

et al. 2012

Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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Occupational health promotion programs with documented efficacy have not penetrated worksites. Establishing an implementation model would allow focusing on mediating aspects to enhance installation and use of evidence-based occupational wellness interventions. The purpose of the study was to implement an established wellness program in fire departments and define predictors of program exposure/dose to outcomes to define a cross-sectional model of translational effectiveness. The study is a prospective observational study among 12 NW fire departments. Data were collected before and following installation, and findings were used to conduct mediation analysis and develop a translational effectiveness model. Worker age was examined for its impact. Leadership, scheduling/competing demands, and tailoring were confirmed as model components, while organizational climate was not a factor. The established model fit data well (χ 2 (9)=25.57, CFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.03). Older firefighters, nearing retirement, appeared to have influences that both enhanced and hindered participation. Findings can inform implementation of worksite wellness in fire departments, and the prioritized influences and translational model can be validated and manipulated in these and other settings to more efficiently move health promotion science to service.

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Worksite wellness program implementation: a model of translational effectiveness

Elliot

MacKinnon

Mabry

et al. 2012

Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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“…An individual's expectations regarding retirement are significant in predicting retirement choices (Adams and Beehr, 1998, Beehr et al, 2000, Kim and Feldman, 2000, Schmidt and Lee, 2008, Taylor and Shore, 1995, Fletcher and Hansson, 1991, Henkens, 1999, Henkens and Tazelaar, 1997. Retirement expectations seem to play an important role in the timing of retirement:…”

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Psychological and psychosocial predictors of attitudes to working past normal retirement age

Davies

Cartwright

2011

Employee Relations

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Purpose -This research aims to look at preferences for retirement, in particular, later retirement, amongst a sample of older employees in the UK in the financial services industry. It seeks to investigate specifically the influence of personal, psychological and psychosocial determinants of preferences for retiring later. Additionally, the study presents a typology of different retirement preferences based on psychological and psychosocial variables. Design/methodology/approach -The data are based on questionnaires from 556 employees of a UK financial services organisation (aged 40-60) and measures include psychological expectations of retirement (expected adjustment to retirement, attitudes towards leisure and social interaction), psychosocial attitudes ( job satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, organisational comment and work commitment) and attitudes towards working beyond normal retirement age. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted and one-way ANOVA was conducted to identify differences between groups. Findings -The data show very negative attitudes towards working later than the normal retirement age and that expectations of adjustment to retirement were the most significant predictor towards retirement preferences, followed by work commitment. Significant differences in retirement attitudes and intentions were found between different groups of employees. Practical implications -Some of the practical implications of the work suggest that retirement preferences are shaped only to a moderate degree by psychosocial attitudes. In seeking to retain older workers in the workforce for longer employers should encourage employees to develop strong social relationships at work and allow gradual transitions to ultimate retirement. Originality/value -The paper looked at preferences for retirement, particularly later retirement, and found that, if employers wish to retain the knowledge, skills and expertise of their employees, then it would seem that they need to devise means of allowing people to achieve some of the more desirable aspects of retirement (greater free time, opportunity to pursue hobbies and interests) at the same time as retaining some of the benefits of work (status, professional interest, income etc.). Phased and flexible retirement initiatives therefore seem to be one of the solutions.

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“…A greater sense of optimism was significantly related to fewer psychological problems and greater life satisfaction in older adults (Chang, 2002;Chang & Sanna, 2001;Ferreira & Sherman, 2007). Restaurant managers who reported higher dispositional optimism also reported higher life satisfaction (Austrom et al, 2003;Hayes & Weathington, 2007;Kim & Feldman, 2000;Szinovacz & Davey, 2005;Wu, Tang, & Yan, 2005).…”

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Serious Leisure, Health Perception, Dispositional Optimism, and Life Satisfaction Among Senior Games Participants

Heo

Lee

2010

Educational Gerontology

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This study investigated factors that explain the life satisfaction of Senior Games participants. One 193 older adults from the 2005 Michigan State Senior Games and the 2005 New York State Senior Games participated in the study. The results of the study show that one of the indicators of serious leisure (affective attachment) was positively correlated to optimism (.16, p < .05), age (.28, p < .01), and the number of years participated (.28, p < .01). Regression analysis was also used to identify which variables contribute to predicting life satisfaction. It was found that dispositional optimism (b ¼ .308, p < .001) and perceived health (b ¼ .185, p < .05) were significant predictors of life satisfaction.The concept of subjective well-being (SWB) involves the assessment that people provide relating to the quality of their lives

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Working In Retirement: The Antecedents Of Bridge Employment And Its Consequences For Quality Of Life In Retirement

Cited by 220 publications

References 21 publications

Worksite wellness program implementation: a model of translational effectiveness

Worksite wellness program implementation: a model of translational effectiveness

Psychological and psychosocial predictors of attitudes to working past normal retirement age

Serious Leisure, Health Perception, Dispositional Optimism, and Life Satisfaction Among Senior Games Participants

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