A typology of retirement lifestyles in Portugal

Authors

  • Joana Martins Guedes Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto (ISSSP).
  • Sérgio Bacelar e Silva Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE).
  • António Manuel Fonseca Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i4p09-29

Keywords:

Retirement, Retirement lifestyles, Typology.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to formulate a typology of retirement lifestyles considering a set of accumulated resources along the life course, in the form of goods (health,social environment, income) and potential (employment status, outside work activities in thepast, education, vocational training). Logistic regression was used to a sample of Portuguese retirees of both sexes (N=499) in order to clarify the impact of these variables on each retirement practice. The result of the model presents plausible explanations for four main retirement practices: withdrawal, third age, family, leisure, highlighting the factors that best explain each one of them.

Author Biographies

Joana Martins Guedes, Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto (ISSSP).

Mestre em Ciências do Serviço Social. Aluna do Programa Doutoral em Gerontologia e Geriatria, na qualidade de bolseira FCT (SFRH/BD/74446/2010). Assistente no Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto.

Sérgio Bacelar e Silva, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE).

Economista e Sociólogo. Aluno de Doutoramento em Ciências da Complexidade, no ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Estaticista no Instituto Nacional de Estatística.

António Manuel Fonseca, Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Psicólogo. Doutorado em Ciências Biomédicas. Professor associado na Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Diretor do Centro de Estudos em Desenvolvimento Humano UCP/FEP.

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Published

2014-12-30

How to Cite

Guedes, J. M., Bacelar e Silva, S., & Fonseca, A. M. (2014). A typology of retirement lifestyles in Portugal. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(4), 09–29. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i4p09-29

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Papers

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