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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Retirees"”.
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Financial Reality Post-retirement: Federal Retirees
… in-depth interviews were conducted with recent retirees to examine the key elements that influenced their timing of retirement, the adequacy of their retirement benefits, including the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and pension options, and any …
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Neuropsychological Functioning in Aging National Football League Retirees
… on the neuropsychological functioning among NFL retirees, and no studies to date have investigated the cognitive performance of NFL retirees over time. Study One was a critical review of research on neuropsychological functioning among NFL retirees. Findings were mixed, but studies suggested some …
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An Examination on Un-Retirement: Retirees Returning to Work
<p>Research that examines retirees returning to work--defined here as un-retirement--is important, given increases in life expectancy and retirement insecurity. Unfortunately research in this area is nascent, limited in scope, and riddled with mixed findings. The current study is guided by three …
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The Postal Service Pension System and alternative methods for providing long-term financial welfare to retirees
The United States Postal Service continues to face difficult financial conditions, due primarily to electronic diversion of mail volume. The largest component of the Postal Service's cost structure is labor, with retirement benefits representing a significant portion of those costs. This thesis …
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Retirees wellbeing and satisfaction: a case study in the ministry of health in Chililabombwe district, Copperbelt province, Zambia.
… the state of satisfaction with wellness among retirees. An exploratory cross sectional case study design was used. Thirty retiree were enlisted using snowball sampling. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used …
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The planning and real estate implications of North American retirees moving to Mexico : A study of Bucerías, Nayarit
… the past decades, thousands of U.S. and Canadian retirees have moved to Mexico in search of better living conditions. Although the total number of foreign retirees in Mexico represents a small fraction of the total Mexican population, their concentration in specific communities suggests that the …
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The roles of leisure attitudes and self-efficacy on attitudes toward retirement among retirees: a sense of coherence theory approach
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An Assessment of the Challenges Faced by the Retirees in Accessing Formal Security Benefit in Tanzania: The Case of PSPF in Hanang’ District
This study assessed challenges faced by retirees in accessing formal security benefits in Tanzania: It was conducted in Hanang’ District. More specifically, the study examined procedures used in processing Pension Benefits in PSPF and challenges faced by retirees when accessing pension benefits …
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“The Forgotten Helpers? Life After the Emergency Services”
… known about the experiences of emergency service retirees and their Quality of Life (QoL). Aims: The principal aim of this study was to assess the overall QoL and wellbeing of retired emergency services (ambulance and fire) personnel. The specific objectives of the study were to: (1) ascertain the …
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Grey nomads: Retirement, leisure and travel in the Australian context
… and resultant increases in the number of retirees with the time available to tour Australia and its regions in this manner. Tourism bodies now view grey nomads as an important market niche and caravan and motorhome manufacturers foresee ongoing growth in their industry. This thesis …
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United States Military Retirement Migration: Patterns and Processes
… service and select a retirement location. These retirees have considerable impact on the areas in which they choose to live. However, because of a dearth of published information on the location and movement of military retirees, the magnitude of their impacts is unknown.
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The relationship of daily activity patterns and retirement satisfaction: a behavioral ecological investigation
… almost no support for Activity Theory. Only retirees' estimated yearly frequency of formal activities was positively correlated with LSI-Z scores. Partial support was obtained for the BMRS hypothesis that a positive correlation would exist between daily mood level and time spent in positively …
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Three essays on consumer finance
… the impact of defined benefit pensions on retirees' consumption patterns. It is authored jointly with Professor Jerry Hausman. Retirees discontinuously decrease their consumption spending upon retirement, a phenomenon described as the retirement consumption puzzle. This chapter studies the …
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Sustaining Millennials in Teaching Careers: A Comparison of Entering and Veteran Teacher Views: A Pilot Study
… to fill positions left by large numbers of retirees. The problem is there is a need for content specialists in secondary schools and only a limited number of new teachers, which is insufficient in replacing retirees, leaving educational leaders scrambling to fill positions each year. The …
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Change: Retirement in Japan and the Resulting Challenges for Japanese Adult Education
… II generation retires from the workforce, these retirees and older adults of Japan must meet the challenge of living productive and active lives for a possible twenty to thirty years beyond retirement. Many are healthy and active, and want to continue to participate in educational or lifelong …
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The Amenity Migrants of Cotacachi
… (and occasionally Europeans), who are generally retirees, moving to countries such as Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador in order to enjoy a higher standard of living at a lower cost. For retirees, a fixed income that would barely provide a comfortable middle-class lifestyle in the United States goes …
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Assessment of Psychological Functioning in Retired Firefighters
… exist between self-concept clarity in retirees and overall psychological functioning. Further analyses explored whether or not self-concept clarity mediated or moderated associations between antecedent variables and psychological functioning such as length of time in retirement, daily …
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