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KMID : 0614820230290020130
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2023 Volume.29 No. 2 p.130 ~ p.140
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Impact of Retirement Expectation and Retirement Readiness on Retirement Anxiety among Middle-aged Nurses
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Kim Eun-Young
Jung Se-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study’s purpose was to identify the influence of retirement expectations and readiness on retirement anxiety among middle-aged nurses.
Methods: The participants were 216 middle-aged nurses working at nine locations including hospitals, long-term care hospitals, general hospitals, and tertiary hospitals in B city. Data were collected from April 25 to May 13, 2022 using self-report questionnaires and analyzed using t-tests, one-way ANOVAs, Scheffe tests, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 28.0.
Results: The mean scores for retirement expectations, retirement readiness, and retirement anxiety were 3.49±0.38, 3.21±0.59, and 2.48±0.51, respectively. Retirement anxiety was found to be significantly affected by new beginnings (β=-.31, p<.001) for retirement expectations and life design readiness (β=-.27, p=.002) and, leisure readiness (β=-.27, p<.001) for retirement readiness. These variables accounted for 33.0% the retirement anxiety among middle-aged nurses.
Conclusion: To reduce retirement anxiety among middle-aged nurses, it is necessary to adopt an organizational approach enhancing their perceptions and using a policy alternative to make use of older nurses' extensive knowledge and experience.
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KEYWORD
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Retirement, Retirement anxiety, Middle-aged, Nurses
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