Early Retirement Intention in Workers from the Industry and Service Sectors: Influence of the Perception of Benefits from Retiring or from Continuing to Work

Jordi Fernández- Castro^1*, Joaquín T. Limonero¹, Maria Pau González- Olmedo², Rosa Serrano³, Victoria López³, Tatiana Rovira¹

¹Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Evolutiva i de l’Educació, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
²EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain and Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Evolutiva i de l’Educació, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
³Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2015.34010                

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Early-Retirement, Older Workers, Perceived Health, Job Quality

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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