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Publication Date: 2005
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Reasons for Working and their Relationship to Retirement Attitudes, Job Satisfaction and Occupational Self-Efficacy of Bridge Employees
Dendinger, Veronica M.; Adams, Gary A.; Jacobson, Jamie D.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v61 n1 p21-35 2005
Although the Baby Boomers are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and they are quickly approaching retirement age, research has widely neglected to look at the reasons as to why many of them intend on opting for bridge employment as opposed to completely retiring. This study examined the relationships among 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 toward retirement, whereas the social reason for work was only a reliable predictor of attitudes toward retirement.
Descriptors: Employment Level, Self Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, Baby Boomers, Retirement, Attitude Measures, Predictor Variables, Older Workers, Social Influences, Financial Needs
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Language: English
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