Attitude and post-retirement work intentions: a mediator-moderator effect of job satisfaction and education

Abstract

Purpose

The research paper investigated the intentions of superannuated persons toward the post-retirement work. This study aims to examine the role of attitude, job satisfaction and education in post-retirement work intensions.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire was administered for collecting the data. It was submitted to the 300 government retirees. Data was analyzed by using Process macro. Intention toward work was used as an outcome variable. Attitude as a predictor variable, job satisfaction as a mediator and education as a moderator variable were used. The impact of attitude on intentions toward work was examined through job satisfaction and education.

Findings

The findings of the research showed the significance of experimented model. Therefore, the positive effect of attitude in determining the intentions has been proved and the effect of mediator-moderator was also significant.

Originality/value

The study is related to retired persons only and suggested that the level of education plays a major role in determining work intentions after retirement. This study addressed a research gap about how the interaction of job satisfaction and education affects the association among attitude and work intentions of superannuated persons.

Citation

Tarkar, P. (2023), "Attitude and post-retirement work intentions: a mediator-moderator effect of job satisfaction and education", Working with Older People, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 77-90. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-04-2021-0021