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How are psychosocial factors related to retirement intentions?

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  • Sara Zaniboni
  • Guido Sarchielli
  • Franco Fraccaroli

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Purpose - This study aims to explore the psycho‐social factors (i.e. older worker identity, development opportunities on the job, anticipation of lost social integration upon retirement) related to three types of retirement intention (i.e. full retirement, part‐time retirement, job mobility). Design/methodology/approach - A representative sample of 196 workers aged 50 and over employed in an Italian public‐sector organization completed a research questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested by using structural equation models. Findings - The results showed that: the older‐worker identity was related positively to full retirement intention and negatively to job mobility; development opportunity on the job was negatively related to the full retirement intention; the anticipation of lost social integration upon retirement was positively related to the intention to take part‐time retirement and job mobility. Research limitations/implications - There are several limitations to the study: the cross‐sectional design; use of single items; the fact that the findings can be generalized only to the organization in which the study was conducted. Practical implications - Retirement preparation programs should consider the various factors that affect the transition from work to retirement and which may facilitate prior planning by both the individual and the organization. Originality/value - Expanding previous research studies, the study considers the complexity of preparation for retirement transition by exploring different types of retirement intentions and the psychosocial factors related to them.

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  • Sara Zaniboni & Guido Sarchielli & Franco Fraccaroli, 2010. "How are psychosocial factors related to retirement intentions?," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 31(3), pages 271-285, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:v:31:y:2010:i:3:p:271-285
    DOI: 10.1108/01437721011050576
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    1. Elisha Obella & John C. Kigozi Munene & Joseph Mpeera Ntayi & James Kagaari, 2022. "Adaptation and Strategic Retirement of Secondary School Teachers," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 649-667, September.
    2. Khaled Lahlouh & Delphine Lacaze & Richard Huaman-Ramirez, 2019. "Bridge employment and full retirement intentions: the role of Person-Environment fit," Working Papers hal-02162734, HAL.
    3. Sara Zaniboni & Gabriela Topa & Cristian Balducci, 2020. "Core Self-Evaluations Affecting Retirement-Related Outcomes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-15, December.
    4. Woong Lee & Ran Im, 2023. "An Empirical Assessment of the Interactionist Model: The Relationship Between Household Income and Depression Among Retirees in Korea," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(2), pages 729-751, April.
    5. Carlos-María Alcover & Gabriela Topa, 2018. "Work characteristics, motivational orientations, psychological work ability and job mobility intentions of older workers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(4), pages 1-24, April.
    6. Francisco Rodríguez-Cifuentes & Jesús Farfán & Gabriela Topa, 2018. "Older Worker Identity and Job Performance: The Moderator Role of Subjective Age and Self-Efficacy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-13, December.

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