Study Dingemans & Henkens (2014): study NL 2001
- Public
- 50-64 aged, Netherlands, followed before and after retirement, 2001-2011
- Survey name
- NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1248
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Bridge employment
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Bridge employment defined as older adults who receive retirement benefit and prolong their active working lives in the paid labor force, such as part-time job, self-employment or temporary work.
- Distribution
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Pooled mean and SD in postretirement:
(x) M=0.72, SD=0.45
(y) M=0.09, SD=0.28
(z) M=0.19, SD=0.39 - Operationalization
- Selfreport on three questions:
a. Have you searched for paid labor after leaving your career job?
b. Have you participated in paid labor after leaving your career job?
c. whether respondents were currently employed in paid labor
categories into:
(x) fulltime retirement without an intention for bridge employment (reference group)
(y) fulltime retirement and unsuccessful at finding a bridge job
(z) participation in bridge employment
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness assessed at
T1: 2001
T2: 2006/7
T3: 2011
Most participants retired in this period
b controlled for:
Personal characteristics
- preretirement happiness(to capture change)
- time of retirement in survey wave
- age
- gender
- change of health problem
- perceived pension shortfall
Household composition
- partner status
- had children
Preretirement work context
- job satisfaction
- supervisor
- occupation level
- years of retirement
Retirement transition
- reasons for involuntariness
- bridge job in the past
- motives for bridge employment