Job Seeking Among Retirees Seeking Bridge Employment

By G. Adams, Barbara L. Rau. 2004

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Subfields: Demography, Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions

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Voluntary Retirement and Organizational Turnover Intentions: The Differential Associations with Work and Non-Work Commitment Constructs (2008, background): “In support of this definition of retirement, there has been some recent research examining bridge employment which can be defined as employment that spans the time between officially retiring and permanently exiting the workforce (for examples see Adams and Rau 2004; Dendinger et al. 2005; Kim and”
Employee Retirement: A Review and Recommendations for Future Investigation (2010, unknown): “For example, the older the individual is, the more likely that the individual will retire (e.g., Adams & Rau, 2004; Kim & Feldman, 2000; Wang et al., 2008).”
Post-retirement work: The individual determinants of paid and volunteer work (2008, unknown): “That people view postretirement work as a means of meeting their needs is supported by Adams and Rau (2004) who showed that in a group of recent retirees, negative attitudes to being retired were associated with active seeking of bridge employment.”
Employees’ intentions to retire early : A case of planned behavior and anticipated work conditions (2007, background): “Although retirement may involve some continued level of work activity, also known as bridge employment (Adams & Rau, 2004; Hansson et al., 1997), for most retirees, the decision to retire implies a transition into a new career and life stage, with different responsibilities and goals.”
Relationships Between Leadership and Followers’ Quitting Intentions and Job Search Behaviors (2010, methodology): “The factor structure and reliability of this scale (α = .94) has been supported (Adams & Rau, 2004).”
Benefits of a supportive development climate for older workers (2008, background): “There has been little empirical research on bridge employment yet this form of employment is expected to become much more prevalent among older workers in the future (Adams & Rau, 2004).”
Older worker, different actor? Linking age and emotional labor strategies (2010, background): “…considering the growing numbers of older adults remaining in the workforce (American Association of Retired People, 2005; He, Sengupta, Velkoff, & DeBarros, 2005) or seeking bridge employment (Adams & Rau, 2004) at retirement age into entry-level jobs that frequently involve service components.”
Goals and motivation related to work in later adulthood: An organizing framework (2013, unknown): “Studies on motivation related to work among retired and older unemployed persons are still relatively scarce, though several studies examine determinants of post-retirement work (Adams & Rau, 2004; Gobeski & Beehr, 2009; Griffin & Hesketh, 2008).”