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Irene Hanson Frieze1, Josephine E Olson, Audrey J Murrell
1Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 3329 Sennott Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. frieze@pitt.edu
Abstract:
Comparisons of those who planned to continue working after the age of 65 with those who did not were made for 145 women and 414 men working in managerial fields. All received MBA degrees between the years of 1973 and 1982. About 20% definitely wanted to work after age 65. More positive views of work were predictive of wanting to continue working as was having nontraditional gender-role attitudes. Men who planned to continue working were particularly likely to have a spouse wanting to work past the age of 65. Several other factors appeared to operate differently for women and men.
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