Sense of coherence and intentions to retire early among Finnish women and men

: Volanen SM, Suominen S, Lahelma E, Koskenvuo K, Koskenvuo M, Silventoinen K

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

: 2010

: BMC Public Health

: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

: ARTN 22

: 10

: 12

: 1471-2458

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-22

Conclusion: Unhealthy employees with low SOC and low education were in the greatest risk to have reported intentions to retire early. SOC had an independent effect on intentions to retire early, and a strong SOC may have a potential to prevent early retirement in groups otherwise at risk. An important challenge would be to target the resources of SOC to the most vulnerable and design appropriate interventions in order to strengthen the level of SOC and hence prolong working years of the aging employees.