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Studies

Dingemans & Henkens (2014): study NL 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Dingemans, E.; Henkens, K.
Title:
Involuntary Retirement, Bridge Employment, and Satisfaction with Life: A Longitudinal Investigation.
Source:
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2014, Vol.35, 575 - 591

Investigation

Public
50-64 aged, Netherlands, followed before and after retirement, 2001-2011
Survey name
NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 1248
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 3 questions:

Lead question not  reported
A  I 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
4
3
2
1  totally disagree

Computation: (A+B+C)/3

Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), last year format
Classification:
M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Pooled happiness in preretirement: M=3.67, SD=0.6
Pooled happiness in postretirement: M=3.71, SD=0.6
Page in publication:
580
Error estimates:
Cronbach's alpha: 0.71-0.74
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.68 -
SD:
0.60 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age