Study Hershey & Henkens (2013): study NL 2001
- Public
- 50+ aged, employed, Netherlands, followed 6 years, 2001-2007
- Survey name
- NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1388
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
A questionnaire was sent by mailed.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Retirement path
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: 2001; T2: 2006-2007
- Distribution
- (a) M=0.46, SD= 0.5; (b) M=0.39, SD=0.49; (c) M=0.02, SD=0.15; (d) M=0.11, SD=0.31; (e) M=0.02, SD=0.15
- Operationalization
- Selfreport, of employment between T1 to T2:
a) continued working (reference group)
b) left the workforce on a voluntary basis (voluntary)
c) left the workforce for health reasons (involuntary health)
d) left the workforce for organizational reasons such as downsizing (involuntary organizational)
e) left the workforce for other reasons (involuntary other).
Observed Relation with Happiness
- on a voluntary basis (vs continued working)
all b controlled for T1:
- positive health change
- negative health change
- became divorced at T2
- became widowed at T2
- on a voluntary basis (vs continued working)
all effect size controlled for T1:
- life satisfaction(to capture change)
- education
- had supervisor
- self-rated health
- wealth
- positive health change
- negative health change
- became divorced at T2
- became widowed at T2
Voluntarily retired: no change.
Continued working: small declined
Involuntarily retired: sharper decline
Happiness was affected not only by failing health but also by involuntary retired from organizational reason.