| Abstrakt: |
Poor remuneration packages, job hazards and a cycle of regular official transfers, sometimes leave members of the Nigerian police with physical/psychological challenges, as well as little or no time for social activities and enduring affiliations for retirement life. This study therefore examined exogenous determinants of retirement satisfaction among police retirees. An ex post facto design was adopted using cross-sectional survey. A validated instrument was used to obtain data from a representative sample of 230 members of the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (ARPON), Oyo State Chapter. Multiple regression analyses were used to analyze hypotheses of the study. Results showed that leisure satisfaction (β=.152; p<.05), quality of health (β=.168; p<.05) and career success (β1=.210; p<.01) predicted retirement satisfaction among police retirees in Ibadan. Further results showed that social support partially mediated the influence of health quality (β1=.168* , β2=.112* ) and career success (β1=.210** , β2=.189* ) on retirement satisfaction, while it fully mediated the influence of leisure satisfaction (β1=.146* , β2=.006) on retirement satisfaction among police retirees. Recommendations were proffered based on the study findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
