Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
15 p.
Publication Date
7-2005
Publisher
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Source Publication
International Journal of Aging & Human Development
Source ISSN
0091-4150
Abstract
Although the Baby Boomers are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and they are quickly approaching retirement age, research has widely neglected to look at the reasons as to why many of them intend on opting for bridge employment as opposed to completely retiring. This study examined the relationships among four reasons for working (social, personal, financial, and generative) and three attitudinal responses to bridge employment (job satisfaction, retirement attitudes, and occupational self-efficacy). In a sample of 108 recent retirees holding bridge employment positions, it was found that generativity served as a reliable predictor of job satisfaction and attitudes toward retirement, whereas the social reason for work was only a reliable predictor of attitudes toward retirement.
Recommended Citation
Dendinger, Veronica M.; Adams, Gary A.; and Jacobson, Jamie D., "Reasons for Working and Their Relationship to Retirement Attitudes, Job Satisfaction and Occupational Self-efficacy of Bridge Employees" (2005). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 163.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/163
Comments
Published version. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, Vol. 61, No. 1 (July 2005): 21-35. DOI. © 2005 Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. Used with permission.
Gary A. Adams was affiliated with University of Wisconsin Oshkosh at the time of publication.