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dc.contributor.author | Reynolds, FA | - |
dc.contributor.author | Farrow, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Blank, A | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-06T10:38:19Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-06T10:38:19Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 7(1), 79 - 106, 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1652-8670 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7684 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The age at which statutory and private pensions are being paid is increasing in many countries so more people will need to work into their late 60s and beyond. Currently, relatively little is known about the meanings of work for people who actively choose to work into their later life. This qualitative study examined the subjective benefits of continuing in a paid job or self-employment beyond the age of 65 in the UK. Thirty one participants were interviewed, aged 65-91 years (median age 71), with 11 females and 20 males. Fourteen were working full-time; seventeen part-time. Interview transcripts were subject to thematic analysis. Although financial reward was acknowledged (more so by the female participants and the males who had young second families), there was more elaboration of the role of work in maintaining health, and enabling continuing personal development. Work was framed as increasing personal control over later life, lifestyle choices and active participation in wider society, an antithesis to ‘cruising’. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (UK). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Linkoping Electronic Press | en_US |
dc.subject | Employment | en_US |
dc.subject | Older adults | en_US |
dc.subject | Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Well-being | en_US |
dc.subject | Personal development | en_US |
dc.subject | Qualitative | en_US |
dc.title | 'Otherwise it would be nothing but cruises': Exploring the subjective benefits of working beyond 65 | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.1271 | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Active Staff | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Active Staff/School of Health Sciences & Social Care | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Active Staff/School of Health Sciences & Social Care/Health | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Active Staff/School of Health Sciences & Social Care/Occupational Therapy | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups/Centre for Community Health Sciences Research | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/University Research Centres and Groups/School of Health Sciences and Social Care - URCs and Groups/Centre for Research in Rehabilitation | - |
Appears in Collections: | Occupational Therapy Community Health and Public Health Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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