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
- Motives for 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
- (a) 15%, (b) 53%, (c) 10%, (d) 12%
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question: "What was the most important motive for reentry into the labor force?"
(a) financial motive(needed money)
(b) enjoyment motive(enjoy working)
(c) social motive(for social contact)
(d) other motive(felt bored/ others)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness assessed at
T1: 2001
T2: 2006/7
T3: 2011
Most participants retired in this period
All 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 employment status
- bridge job in the past