In the past, research on the relationship between attitudes toward work
and toward retirement focused primarily on men. The study presented
here explored this relationship from a female perspective. A regression
model was derived in which work commitment helped explain women's attitudes toward retirement. Reconciling this model with theories
negating the importance of attitudes toward work revealed the failure
of previous research to distinguish between two work variables: job
satisfaction and commitment to work. Thus research from a female
perspective can clarify the salient research question and is critical for
understanding both women's lives and generic human behavior.
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