Change of Leisure Satisfaction in the Transition to Retirement: A Latent-Class Analysis

Authors: Pinquart, Martin¹; Schindler, Ines²

Source: Leisure Sciences, Volume 31, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 311-329(19)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This study analyzes patterns of change in leisure satisfaction in the transition to retirement in 1,456 German retirees. Using latent growth mixture modeling, three patterns are identified. The largest subgroup shows a linear increase in leisure satisfaction during the four years prior to retirement and in the first months of retirement, followed by stability thereafter. Two smaller groups show no average change and a strong and rapid increase in leisure satisfaction after retirement, respectively. Groups differed by retirement age, gender, socioeconomic status, marital status, health, hours of leisure activities before retirement, and unemployment before retiring. In addition, similarities and differences are identified between changes in leisure satisfaction and changes in global life satisfaction during the retirement transition.

Keywords: development; growth curves; longitudinal study; psychological well-being; retirees

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490400902988275

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany 2: Department of Philosophy and Arts, Free University, Berlin, Germany

Publication date: 2009-07-01

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