Influence of Retirement Preparation on Happiness in Retirement: a case of Nyeri County, Kenya

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorThuku, Pauline W.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-12T12:27:28Z
dc.date.available2014-11-12T12:27:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractRetirement has many financial, health and emotional effects. In many developing countries, older people are the poorest members of society. This study aimed at assessing how preretirement preparation influences retirement happiness in Kenya, with a view to making appropriate recommendations to improve the quality of life during retirement. The study was conducted in Nyeri County, Kenya using randomly selected retirees. Data was collected using questionnaires analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study found that; age, gender, marital status, parents’ socio-economic status, availability of retirement information, monthly income, retirement planning and the availability of reliable social support systems significantly influenced retirement happiness. To prepare for a happy retirement therefore, this study recommends that all employees be provided with retirement planning information and counselling on how to cope with post-retirement social, physiological and financial challengesen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Education and Research Vol. 1 No. 3 March 2013en_US
dc.identifier.issn2201-6333
dc.identifier.issn2201-6740
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ijern.com/images/March-2013/11.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11644
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectRetirementen_US
dc.subjectRetireeen_US
dc.subjectRetirement Preparationen_US
dc.subjectRetirement Happinessen_US
dc.subjectRetirement Challengesen_US
dc.subjectRetirement Planningen_US
dc.subjectRetirement Informationen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Retirement Preparation on Happiness in Retirement: a case of Nyeri County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Influence of Retirement Preparation.....pdf
Size:
153.02 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Full text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
RP-Department of Sociology