ERIC Number: EJ992217
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
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Using Proactivity, Time Discounting, and the Theory of Planned Behavior to Identify Predictors of Retirement Planning
Griffin, Barbara; Loe, David; Hesketh, Beryl
Educational Gerontology, v38 n12 p877-889 2012
This study developed and tested a model to identify the predictors of retirement planning based on an extension of the theory of planned behavior ([TPB], Ajzen, 1991) that included individual differences in proactivity and time discounting. The results showed that personal attitudes, sense of control, social influence, and stable traits have a significant influence on the extent to which late-career workers are engaged in retirement planning over and above the effect of demographic variables. However, some gender differences in the prediction of retirement planning were identified that have important implications for the design of programs and interventions to encourage planning. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Retirement, Planning, Models, Identification, Predictor Variables, Well Being, Motivation, Social Influences, Behavioral Science Research, Futures (of Society), Locus of Control, Attitudes, Time, Gender Differences, Behavior Theories, Older Workers, Individual Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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