Early and late retirement exits.
The current study proposes that personal need fulfillment (relatedness, generativity, identity, growth, and finances) predicts early and late retirement intentions. The personal needs of 160 full-time older employees were measured by personal goals, job satisfactions, job characteristics, and intrinsic motivation. Results suggest that the personal needs fulfilled by job employment remain important in retirement. The expectation for personal need fulfillment for identity, growth, and relatedness shifts from work to retirement for those who intend to retire early. The results are discussed in terms of the need for greater study of the relationship between expectations of personal need fulfillment, worker self-concept, and retirement decisions.
Department of Psychology, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA. brougham@chapman.edu
Ruby R
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Brougham
David A
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Walsh
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors