Leaving Quietly? A Quantitative Study of Retirement Rituals and How They Affect Life Satisfaction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13018010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Levi Van Den Bogaard (University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-65 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Aging and Retirement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2054-4650 • E-ISSN: 2054-4650 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/workar/waw026 |
| OpenAlex | W2486579664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
This study quantitatively explores the understudied topic of retirement rituals, what factors influence them, and how the experience of such rites of passage may affect postretirement satisfaction with life (SWL). Various regression techniques are applied to 2 waves of Dutch panel data gathered among 832 retirees. Retirement rituals were measured in 2 ways: via the perceived effort put into the ritual, and via details regarding the presentation of a retirement gift. SWL was assessed through 3 questions of the typical scale. The findings provide evidence that functioning and social connectedness at work positively, and involuntary retirement negatively influence the extensiveness of retirement rituals. These outcomes imply that it is embeddedness at work rather than hierarchal position that shapes retirement rituals. The most important finding is that the experienced retirement ritual is positively associated to postretirement SWL, and mostly so for those who perceive themselves a highly competent in their work. No such interaction was found for retirement anxiety. Although the observed connection between retirement rituals and SWL is not large, this finding is important for employers, employees, and policy makers when considering farewell ceremonies and the rules and customs that surround them, and warrants further research into this relationship
Affect (linguistics · Life satisfaction · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Communication · Gerontology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |