Abstract

CASTILHO, Rodrigo Barbosa de  and  PILATI, Ronaldo. Personality traits as predictors of the future perception of retirement. Rev. Psicol., Organ. Trab. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.1, pp. 1414-1419. ISSN 1984-6657.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2021.1.19498.

Primary aging is perceived differently by each individual, as is the perception of the future of their own retirement. This quantitative study investigated the existence of a significant pattern of individual characteristics and personality traits related to the future perception of retirement, identifying them as predictors of behavior in potential consumers of pension plans. The instruments were answered electronically. and 11,712 individuals aged between 20 and 65 years old were considered for the study (M = 42.11; SD = 11.54). Conscientiousness presented, among the personality traits, the highest level of correlation with the variable that investigates the future time perspective related to retirement. The regression analysis showed significant results for the variables retirement future perception and for the conscientious personality trait, as predictors of behavior for consumers of pension plans.

Keywords : retirement; personality traits; perspective of future.

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