A life course perspective on working beyond retirement—results from a longitudinal study in the Netherlands
- Astrid de Wind
- Suzan van der Pas
- Birgitte M. Blatter
- Allard J. van der Beek
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Abstract Background There is a societal need that workers prolong their working lives. By adopting a life course perspective, this study aimed to investigate the influence of work motives and motivation, health, job characteristics, skills, and financial and social situation on working beyond retirement, and differences between ‘on time’ and ‘off time’ retirees (retirement age 65 and <65 years, respectively). Methods Retirees aged 57 to 67 years (N = 1,054) who participated in the Dutch Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation were included in this study. Participants filled out a questionnaire in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Predictors of working beyond retirement were identified using logistic regression analyses, and str...
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