A study of impact of post-retirement work on psychological well- being of elderly
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Elderly people are important aspect of our society. Their experience and wisdom are necessary for the society to grow. Hence, they need to be preserved with care. Studies show that being active has a positive correlation with mental health. Work provides such an opportunity for being active.However, it is a general observation that retirement brings a change in the daily routine of the elderly and thereby reduces the amount of activities. This paper is an attempt to find if working after retirement has an impact on psychological well-being of the elderly. Methods: This paper compares 20 elderly working post-retirement and 20 elderly not working postretirement on their psychological well-being. Ryff’s Psychological well-being scale is used to measure the psychological well-being of the elderly. Data is collected from the selected sample and t test is conducted on the data. Results: The t value for the data is 5.37 (p < 0.01). Thus the results show that elderly involved in post–retirement work have higher psychological well-being than those not involved in post-retirement work. Conclusion: Working post retirement is a positive factor in maintaining psychological well being in the elderly.
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Rina Pranay Patel
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- EP ID EP276572
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.5.1.2018.63-67
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