Goal Expectations as Predictors of Retirement Intentions
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| Title: | Goal Expectations as Predictors of Retirement Intentions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Brougham, Ruby R., Walsh, David A. |
| Source: | International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Jul 2005 61(2):141-160. |
| Availability: | Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 26 Austin Avenue, Box 337, Amityville, NY 11701. Tel: 800-638-7819 (Toll Free); Fax: 631-691-1770; e-mail: info@baywood.com. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Retirement, Older Workers, Goal Orientation, Predictor Variables, Objectives, Intention, Older Adults, Expectation |
| ISSN: | 0091-4150 |
| Abstract: | The current study explored the contribution of personal goals to retirement decisions. A SMARTER methodology (to assess multiattribute utility) and taxonomy of human goals were used to investigate the relationship between older workers' personal goals and their retirement intentions. Two hundred and fifty-one employees of a large university, varying in age from 55 to 77, were asked to indicate the relative importance of 29 goals and to indicate the utility they perceived in continued work and retirement as a means to achieve these goals. The results demonstrate that goal evaluations are important predictors of retirement intentions. Furthermore, goal evaluations provide an important and unique contribution to predicting retirement intentions beyond that predicted by personal and demographic variables. These results have implications for pre-retirement education and workplace application. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 52 |
| Entry Date: | 2005 |
| Access URL: | https://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=5TEFE52V8JR4U3Q4 |
| Accession Number: | EJ690944 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The current study explored the contribution of personal goals to retirement decisions. A SMARTER methodology (to assess multiattribute utility) and taxonomy of human goals were used to investigate the relationship between older workers' personal goals and their retirement intentions. Two hundred and fifty-one employees of a large university, varying in age from 55 to 77, were asked to indicate the relative importance of 29 goals and to indicate the utility they perceived in continued work and retirement as a means to achieve these goals. The results demonstrate that goal evaluations are important predictors of retirement intentions. Furthermore, goal evaluations provide an important and unique contribution to predicting retirement intentions beyond that predicted by personal and demographic variables. These results have implications for pre-retirement education and workplace application. |
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| ISSN: | 0091-4150 |
