Body satisfaction and retirement satisfaction: the mediational role of subjective health.
OBJECTIVE
Previous studies have highlighted the crucial role of subjective health in retirement satisfaction. However, it is likely that a retiree's health judgement mediates the influence of some variables on retirement satisfaction. The present study hypothesized that body satisfaction, as an evaluative summary of the individual's somatic experiences, is positively related to retirement satisfaction through the mediation of subjective health.


METHODS
Retired individuals (N=256) were administered for body satisfaction, subjective health, and retirement satisfaction questionnaires.


RESULTS
Regression analysis demonstrated that body satisfaction was positively related to retirement satisfaction through the partial mediation of subjective health.


CONCLUSIONS
This study highlights the contribution of somatic experiences on retirement satisfaction, through their influence on retirees' health evaluation, and provides some additional insights into the determinants of life satisfaction in retirement.
Stephan
Yannick
Y
University Paris XI, Paris, France. yannick.stephan@u-psud.fr
Fouquereau
Evelyne
E
Fernandez
Anne
A
D000368:Aged; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires