The Sociodemographic Factors of Adjustment of Elderly Persons to Retirement in Bjelovar

Zbog sve većeg i kontinuiranog povećanja starijeg stanovništva, povećava se i broj umirovljenika. Proces prilagodbe na umirovljenje zahtijeva planiranje, a to može potrajati nekoliko godina i uključivati određene faze kroz koje će pojedi nac proći. Ovim istraživanjem želimo pomoći boljem razumijevanju načina na koji odlazak u mirovinu percipiraju starije osobe prema sociodemografskim karakteristikama te pokušati prepoznati neke čimbenike koji su povezani s uspješnom ili neuspješnom prilagodbom na umirovljenje. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 186 osoba oba spola s područja Bjelovara starijih od 65 godina koje žive u vlastitom kućanstvu i institucijama. Konstruiran je upitnik s općim podacima te je korišten Upitnik MIR za utvrđivanje razlika u prilagodbi na umirovljenje prema Atchleyevu modelu (2004.). Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju na to da najbolju prilagodbu na umirovljenje iskazuju ispitanici prema sljedećim sociodemografskim karakteristikama: 1) prema bračnom statusu, ispitanici koji su u bračnoj ili izvanbračnoj zajednici, 2) prema načinu stanovanja, ispitanici koji žive sa supružnikom ili partnerom i oni koji žive s obitelji i ostalim članovima, 3) prema mjestu stanovanja, oni koji žive u vlastitom kućanstvu.Continuous increase in senior population is logically accompanied by an increase in the number of retired persons. The retirement adjustment process includes planning and adaptation, which may last up to several years and encompass certain phases an individual ought to pass through. This research aims at achieving a better understanding of the manner in which elderly persons perceive retirement according to sociodemographic characteristics, and at recognising certain factors that are linked with either successful or unsuccessful retirement adjustment. The research involved 186 persons of both sexes, over 65 years of age, from the Bjelovar area, living in their own household or in institutions. A general information questionnaire was drafted, and the MIR Questionnaire for defining differences in the adjustment to retirement according to Atchley\u27s model (2004) was used. The best adjustment to retirement have shown respondents with the following sociodemographic characteristics: 1) according to marital status, persons either married or in civil partnership; 2) according to living arrangements, persons living with their spouse or partner, and those living with their family and other family members; 3) according to place of stay, persons living in their own household