Exploring factors of perceived social performance, health and personal control among retired seniors and seniors owning home-based businesses in non-metropolitan counties.
Persons (n = 77) over age fifty-five and living within nine non-metropolitan counties participated in this study to determine if the factors of social performance, health, and personal control were perceived differently by those operating a home-based business than those individuals fully retired from any employment. No significant differences were found between the groups in terms of health or desire for self-control, though the home-based business owners were found to desire more social contact than non home-based business owners. In addition, those home-based business owners who desired high degrees of self-control, found operation of a business from the home to be highly satisfactory.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
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Miller
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D000368:Aged; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012179:Retirement; D012919:Social Behavior