Research reveals that older workers would like some form of preretirement preparation to assist them in the transition from work to nonwork and that how to use their leisure is one of their greatest concerns. Leisure has been found to be significantly related to the life satisfaction of older adults. However, there is little evidence to support the value of leisure education in retirement preparation or to establish a positive relationship between preretirement preparation and the leisure satisfaction of retired individuals. / The relationship between preretirement preparation and the leisure satisfaction of retirees was examined. Unique to this study was the division of preretirement preparation into two levels of activity (preparation and planning), and determination of the respondents' level of involvement in these activities. The Leisure Satisfaction Scale was used to operationalize the relationship. Analyses included the Pearson Product Moment Correlation, analysis of variance, and t-test. / The 60 item questionnaire was sent to 132 retirees of a major city in Florida that offers a one day comprehensive preretirement program to all employees eligible for retirement. The 42% response rate consisted of 31 program participants and 24 nonparticipants. / Preretirement preparation was shown to be significantly related to leisure satisfaction in retirement. Participation in the formal program did not significantly contribute to the relationship. It did, however, stimulate participants to do additional informal preparation activity although their level of involvement in the program was not a factor. Finally, the planning activities contributed more to leisure satisfaction than did the preparation activities. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-10, Section: A, page: 3502. / Major Professor: Emanuel I. Shargel. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76505 |
| Contributors | Gabrielsen, Nancy., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 205 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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