Effects of Gender Pre-Retirement Preparation and Adjustment In Retirement: A Case Study Of Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effects of gender preparation and adjustment in retirement of retired civil servants in Enugu State, Nigeria. To guide the study, five (5) research questions were administered and three hypotheses tested. The population of the study consisted of the retired civil servants in Enugu State numbering about 828. Out of that number, 331were sampled using stratified approach. An instrument named Gender Preparation and Adjustment to Retirement Scale was designed by the researcher and validated by experts .The reliability of the instrument was established using trial testing of 50 retired civil servants in Ebony State. The data collected were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, mean standard deviation, t-test of r and t-test statistics. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant. The result of the study revealed that there was lack of awareness and poor preparation to retirement, that there is maladjustment or poor adjustment to retirement by retirees in Enugu State. There is no gender difference in preparation to retirement and that there is a significant though negative relationship at -050 between preparation and adjustment to retirement. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.