Post-Retirement Life Styles of some Nigerians and the Counselling Implications.

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1998-08-10
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Olusakin, A.M
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Abstract
This study was carried out to find out some of the post retirement activities of the retired men and women.200 retirees (lee men and 100 women) formed the subject of the study.Their mean age was 51 fears.Their minimum educational level was secondary school certificate. Reports were obtained from them about the different changes in there life styles since they retired from their first employment. There was a significant decline in the expenditure aspect of the retirees. Significant increases in social contact, domestic work,and recreations after retirement were reported by the respondents.Women reported significantly higher likelihood for increased domestic work and social contact while men reported significantly higher likelihood for increased reading and recreation.The implications for both pre-retirement and post retirement counselling were discussed.
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Conference Paper
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Retirement , Counselling
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Olusakin,A.M (1998) Post-Retirement Life Styles of some Nigerians and the Counselling Implications. Being a Paper presented At The 22nd Annual Casson Conference Held in Kaduna,Kaduna.