Three analyses of data from 197 older employees and their spouses identified work and nonwork factors influencing age of retirement. Finances predicted retirement but health and gender did not. Being tired of working and expecting to work for pay after retirement predicted earlier retirement. (SK)

Uncovered three major profiles of the meaning of working. The most salient profile, representing more than 40 percent in a population consisting of 10 Israeli target groups (N=896), was one with high levels of work centrality. The social norm of obligation to society in this leading profile was low. (BH)

A literature review examined research from 1990-96 on the relationship between social class and work behavior (vocational training, entry and exit from work) and retirement behavior. Findings could shape a psychological conception of social class and how it influences one's perception of oneself and the world. (95 references) (SK)

Hierarchical regression analyses of data on 133 early retirees showed that organizational tenure, certainty of retirement plans, and career-related pull factors accounted for a significant portion of variance in participation in bridge employment (part-time, self-, and temporary employment). Significance of these variables differed depending on…

Used metanalysis to synthesize results of studies on the relation of work status (retired, employed part time, employed full time) and subjective well-being (SWB). Results indicated that the vast majority of workers make a good adjustment to retirement. (LLL)

Results of a survey of 150 retirees showed that participating/not participating in activities and active versus less active engagement in health and family issues discriminated among those retiring for work, personal, and health reasons. Activities and planning events were important correlates of retirees' satisfaction. (SK)

Examined the impact of career orientation and demographic variables on retirement attitudes, intended age of retirement, and retirement preparation among university employees (N=213). Results indicated that occupational status is associated with unique patterns of career orientation as well as differences in anticipated age of retirement.…

Adults aged 50 to 88 years completed Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). Generally VPI scores and high point codes were consistent with occupational codes but less consistent with the hobby code. This retrospective view presents tentative support for the usefulness of the VPI for vocational classification of older adults. (Author/JAC)

Increased turbulence in the workplace is affecting the careers of an aging workforce: changed skill needs, relations with employers and coworkers, and attitudes toward retirement and aging. Study of careers beyond midlife should bear in mind that retirement is an individual decision and the aging process is unique to the individual. (SK)

Having experienced traditional Japanese employment system, older Japanese adults are affected by workplace and socioeconomic changes. Two recent surveys of workers nearing retirement showed high work salience and considerable anxiety about retirement. (SK)

Compared leisure behavior patterns after retirement with those of preretirement. Examined data within the context of the spillover and compensatory hypotheses, with retirement representing a nonwork sphere. Findings revealed a spillover effect, characterized by a high degree of passive, solitary leisure behavior both before and after retirement.…

This study examines the perceived need satisfaction, need importance, and overall life satisfaction of managerial and nonmanagerial individuals as a function of four periods of proximity to retirement. Results suggest that the period of four to seven years before retirement may be a critical time to institute retirement planning programs. (Author)

Interviews with 82 academic and 84 nonacademic university staff about their retirement intentions and attitudes, work attitudes, and withdrawal behaviors found that dissatisfied individuals are more likely to engage in organizational withdrawal behavior, such as lateness, absenteeism, and retirement. Academic personnel had greater satisfaction and…

Determinants of a favorable attitude toward retirement were sought in an interview study of 179 top executives, age 55 and over in 13 leading Israeli organizations. It was found that attitude towards retirement appears to be associated more closely with feelings about oneself than with perceptions of the job. (Author)

Analyzed longitudinal data from 126 employees 1 month prior to being permanently displaced. Behavioral choice model significantly predicted behavioral intention to look for job, effort in looking, and actual behavior/role choice 18 months later. Expectancy for obtaining job was inversely related with age, positively related with education,…