Personality and retirement: Exploring the links between the Big Five personality traits, reasons for retirement and the experience of being retired

Robinson, Oliver; Demetre, James D.; Corney, Roslyn

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.014

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“…Estimates of internal consistency in the present study returned low rates: extraversion (Cronbach's α=0.67), agreeableness (α=.16), conscientiousness (α=0.63), neuroticism (α=.43), and openness (α=0.36), reflecting the limited number of items making up the subscales. The TIPI has been validated in older adults [26], older cancer patients [27], and racially diverse samples [25].…”

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Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Krok‐Schoen

Baker

2014

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Objective There is limited research focusing on the five-factor model (FFM) of personality among diverse older adults, particularly cancer patient populations. This study aimed to examine the association of personality traits, positive and negative affect, and health in White and Black older adults receiving outpatient treatment for various cancer types. Design Data were collected from 150 patients (123 White and 27 Black patients), with a mean age of 65.38 years (SD=7.72). Participants were surveyed on personality traits, affect, physical and mental functioning, and demographic characteristics. Results Analyses showed no significant race differences in the FFM of personality. However, Black patients reported significantly higher positive affect than White patients. Results further indicated that higher positive affect and lower negative affect were significant predictors of higher mental functioning for White patients. Neuroticism predicted worse mental functioning (lower vitality, social functioning, emotions, and mental health) in Black patients but not for the White patients. Conclusion These findings suggest associations among identified sociocultural factors, personality, affect, and health. These characteristics may ultimately influence health outcomes and symptom management across various patient populations.

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Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Krok‐Schoen

Baker

2014

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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“…Löcken-hoff et al (2009) examined associations between the Big Five personality traits and retirement in a longitudinal survey (N = 367) and found that individuals low in conscientiousness retire earlier than more conscientious individuals. Robinson et al (2010) investigated a UK online survey (N = 386) of respondents who were either retired or close to retirement. Neuroticism was related to a negative view of circumstances leading to retirement, while conscientiousness was related to aspirational reasons for retirement.…”

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Can personality predict retirement behaviour? A longitudinal analysis combining survey and register data from Norway

Blekesaune

Skirbekk

2012

Eur J Ageing

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This study investigates how far personality can predict the timing and routes of people's retirement. It uses a large comprehensive Norwegian survey, with larger sample size than earlier related studies, providing estimates of personality based on the five-factor model. The survey data are matched with administrative data, allowing observations of retirement over the [2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007] period. The analysis distinguishes between the disability and the nondisability retirements. Retirement is investigated using discrete time, competing risk, logistic regression models amongst individuals aged 50-69. Results indicate that personality predicts disability retirement but not non-disability retirement. Neuroticism increases the risk of disability retirement in women. Agreeableness and extraversion may prevent disability retirement, whereas openness may increase the risk of disability in men. Personality effects are generally consistent across models controlling, or not controlling, for well-known predictors of retirement behaviour including education, income and occupational group. The main exception is that poor health explains the effect of neuroticism on women's disability retirement.

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“…Improving labour participation, at all ages, may benefit personal health and life satisfaction (Westerlund et al 2005;Robinson, Demetre, and Corney 2010). Improving labour participation is also increasingly important to prevent scarcity among the labour force.…”

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Age as a moderator in the relationship between work-related characteristics, job dissatisfaction and need for recovery

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Personality and retirement: Exploring the links between the Big Five personality traits, reasons for retirement and the experience of being retired

Cited by 59 publications

References 27 publications

Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Can personality predict retirement behaviour? A longitudinal analysis combining survey and register data from Norway

Age as a moderator in the relationship between work-related characteristics, job dissatisfaction and need for recovery

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