Early retirement intention in workers from the industry and service sectors

This study aims to identify the factors that favor the intention to continue working or to retire in workers over 50 years old. The sample consisted of 186 workers of both sexes from the industry and services sectors who answered a questionnaire which recorded their perceived health, job quality and...

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Autores: Fernández-Castro, Jordi|||0000-0001-7725-3506, Limonero García, Joaquim T.|||0000-0003-0573-791X, González Olmedo, Maria Pau, Serrano, Rosa, López, Victoria, Rovira Faixa, Tatiana|||0000-0003-1317-1282
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:142457
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/142457
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.4236/jss.2015.34010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Early-retirement
Older Workers
Perceived health
Job quality
Descrição
Resumo:This study aims to identify the factors that favor the intention to continue working or to retire in workers over 50 years old. The sample consisted of 186 workers of both sexes from the industry and services sectors who answered a questionnaire which recorded their perceived health, job quality and their perception of the benefits or drawbacks of continuing to work or taking early retirement. The results indicated that to continue in active employment is mainly seen as economically beneficial but negative for family life and health. In contrast, early retirement is seen as beneficial for family life and self-actualization but economically negative. A regression analysis revealed that the motivation to stay active occupationally depends on the perceived health and social support given at work, but mostly to have a positive vision of being active workforce