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
- Life satisfaction
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed at T1: 2001, T2: 2006/7, T3: 2011 Most participants retired in this 10 year period
- Distribution
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Pooled happiness in preretirement: M=3.67, SD=0.6
Pooled happiness in postretirement: M=3.71, SD=0.6 - Operationalization
- Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), last year format
Self report on 3 questions:
A In most ways my life is close to ideal
B So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
C The conditions of my life are excellent
Answers rated:
5 totally agree
:
1 totally disagree
Computation: (A+B+C)/3
Observed Relation with Happiness
b controled 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
- motives for bridge employemnt
The initially happiest became happier