A Comparative Study of Gender Difference in Retirement Adjustment

• Main Authors: Hui-Ying Ku, 辜慧瑩
• Other Authors: Pau-Ching Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90591332097748855774

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 社會學系 === 89 === A Comparative Study of Gender Difference in Retirement Adjustment Hui-Ying Ku Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the factors associated with retirement adjustment of older people, and compare the difference of factors between men and women. Interview survey was used to collect data. Data was analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, chi-square test, hierarchical regression, and multiple regression. The conclusions can be drawn from the findings. Firstly, the retirees tend to have positive attitude forward the lost of work-role, but arrange his/her retirement life passively. In comparison with men, women have more positive attitude, and arrange her retirement life more positively. Secondly, the factors affecting the attitude are gender, social support, retirement reason, and occupation status before retirement. In addition, the factors influencing the behavior are subjective evaluation in health, social support, retirement reason, and occupation status before retirement . Thirdly, the factors affecting men’s and women’s attitude are the same--retirement reason and occupation status before retirement. Furthermore, the factors influencing women’s behavior are income resource, retirement preparation, monthly income, subjective evaluation in health, and retirement reason. And the factors affecting men’s behavior are social support, retirement reason ,and occupation status before retirement. Finally, practice and policy implications are discussed. Key words: retirement adjustment, retirement life, gender difference, feminism