Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The careful examination of identity and later-lifework behaviors among retired police officers is largely absent in
the literature. Two-hundred and eleven retired police officers
participated in a survey designed to examine the impact of
structural and personality identity components regarding
participation in bridge employment or employment upon retiring from
primary careers in law enforcement. Although the individual and
most of the structural identity factors were unrelated to working
in retirement, retired officers who held part-time positions while
fully employed as police officers were more likely to participate
in bridge employment when compared to individuals who did not hold
additional part-time employment while fully employed as police
officers. Exploratory analyses indicate that integrity, service
orientation, the self perception of occupational stereotypes, and
life satisfaction significantly predict career embeddedness. The
unique factors of retired police officer subculture as potentially
distinct from early career officers are discussed. Opportunities
for training and interventions exist to help retired police
officers navigate the working transition at this later-life
juncture.
Author: Stephen C. Hill
Institution: University of Akron
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2270179481