"Mental retirement?" Trajectories of work engagement preceding retirement among older workers

• Main Authors: Astrid de Wind (Author), Fenna RM Leijten (Author), Trynke Hoekstra (Author), Goedele A Geuskens (Author), Alex Burdorf (Author), Allard J van der Beek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Before actual retirement, employees may already distance themselves from work, which could be referred to as "mental retirement". However, trajectories of work motivation, ie, work engagement, have not been studied yet. The present study aimed to (i) identify different trajecto...