A quarter of Portugal’s population is aged 65 years or over, mostly retired individuals. However, there is a lack of studies and instruments to facilitate retirement planning. This study aims to validate the Retirement Resources Inventory in Portugal to use it in future interventions. In total, 450 Portuguese retirees from all regions who responded to the inventory and sociodemographic questions participated in...
This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of the Retirement Preparation Programs (PPA), developed by 35 managers or coordinators in an equal number of Brazilian public institutions. Through a questionnaire, the managers evaluated items such as time of existence, methodology, topics covered in the programs and the process of monitoring and evaluation. Half of the programs were up to two years old, most use...
Migration processes can be defined as a phenomenon composed of population currents that move from one area to another. The objective of this study was to gather evidence of validity for the Inventory of Reasons for Migration in retirement. In order to do so, 12 items were elaborated to evaluate the reasons that lead retirees to migrate. The inventory was applied to a sample of 284 retirees, living in the Região...
Este estudo analisou as percepções dos servidores públicos federais sobre o bem-estar na aposentadoria e como estavam se preparando para esta transição. O objetivo foi contribuir para o entendimento do processo de aposentadoria e subsidiar políticas públicas e programas de preparação para aposentadoria. O estudo foi realizado na Universidade Federal de Viçosa, MG e a amostra foi composta por docentes e técnico-...
O aumento da população idosa incentivou pesquisas sobre a aposentadoria. Esta pesquisa investigou a importância da resiliência, da satisfação socioeconômica, do tempo de aposentadoria e do planejamento para o bem-estar na aposentadoria de 270 participantes. A maioria da amostra foi composta por homens (64 %), média de idade de 65 anos (DP = 5,7), membros de associações de aposentados de 10 organizações públicas...
One of the consequences of the advances of medicine and the fall of fertility was the increase in life expectancy, observed in the developing and developed countries. Thus, the biggest challenge for this century will be to maintain older people active, independent and participative, as recommended by World Health Organization. The world of work has to guarantee workers’ freedom of choice, between retirement and...