The retirement experience of self-employed professionals: a phenomenological study

Authors

  • Ana Paula Couto Zoltowski UFRGS
  • Marco Antônio Pereira Teixeira UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v17i3.28368

Keywords:

retirement, self-employed worker, self-employed retirement, aging, phenomenology

Abstract

The aim of this study was to qualitatively describe the retirement experience of self-employed professionals. Ten retirees who worked as self-employed workers, aged between 60 and 91 years, were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed employing an empirical phenomenological approach. For the self-employed professionals, retirement basically means receiving a social benefit. There is a desire to keep working while the body and the mind still allow the development of professional activities before quitting work totally. In conclusion, retirement among self-employed people promotes a transformation in the work role through time, changing the dynamics of other social roles enacted by the subject.

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Zoltowski, A. P. C., & Teixeira, M. A. P. (2013). The retirement experience of self-employed professionals: a phenomenological study. Interação Em Psicologia, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v17i3.28368

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Research Reports

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