Life satisfaction among Icelandic retirees : contributing factors

• Main Author: Eva María Thorarensen 2001-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Sálfræði; Lífsgæði; Eftirlaunaaldur; Lífeyrisþegar; Retirees; Psychology; Satisfaction; Retirement age; Leiti; Rho; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/44708

Life satisfaction among retirees has been associated with a variety of predicting factors. In this study, the aim was to obtain a better understanding of which factors mainly contribute to greater life satisfaction among Icelandic retirees. The topic has been researched to some extent, but there is little to no research on the subject in Iceland. Data was collected via an online survey, and life satisfaction was measured with the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age Scale – Short Form. A total of 131 retired Icelandic citizens participated in the study. Spearman‘s Rho correlation was calculated between life satisfaction and the test variables. A multiple regression analysis was then conducted (F(8, 122) = 40.35, p <.001) to examine further the test variables that correlated significantly with life satisfaction. Results from a follow-up regression analysis (F(3, 127) = 104.1, p <.001) showed that happiness had the strongest relationship with life satisfaction (β=.68, p=<.001), followed by stress (β=.17, p=.001) and participation in social activities (β=.14, p=.02). It was concluded that happiness, stress, and participation in social activities were the main contributing factors to life satisfaction among Icelandic retirees. Keywords: Life satisfaction, Retirement, Retirees, Retirement satisfaction Lífsánægja á meðal lífeyristaka hefur verið tengd við ýmsa þætti sem geta stuðlað að henni. Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að öðlast betri skilning á því hvaða þættir það eru sem aðalega hafa áhrif á aukna lífsánægju lífeyristaka á Íslandi. Efnið hefur verið rannsakað að einhverju leiti en hefur lítið sem ekkert verið rannsakað á Íslandi hingað til. Gögnum rannsóknarinnar var safnað með rafrænum spurningalista og notast var við Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age Scale- Short form spurningalista við mælingu á lífsánægju. 131 tóku þátt í rannsókninni. Spearman‘s Rho fylgnipróf reiknaði fylgni milli lífsánægju og tilraunabreyta og þar á eftir var gerð margvíð aðhvarfsgreining (F(8, 122) = 40.35, p ...