Frontiers in Psychology (Jul 2021)

Proactive Personality and Social Support With Pre-retirement Anxiety: Mediating Role of Subjective Career Success

  • Lawrence Ejike Ugwu,
  • Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor,
  • Barnabas E. Nwankwo,
  • Stella Ugwueze,
  • Franscisca N. Ogba,
  • Evelyn E. Nnadozie,
  • Chinyere O. Elom,
  • Angela Eze,
  • Michael A. Ezeh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.569065
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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The main objective of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of subjective career success (SCS) in the relationship between proactive personality, social support (SS), and pre-retirement anxiety. Using a two-wave longitudinal design, 624 pre-retirees were sampled (M = 56.49 years; SD = 4.56); of these, 237 (37.98%) were males and 387 (62.02%) were females. Measurement model and mediation test were performed using the SmartPLS and IBM SPSS Amos software. The result indicated that proactive personality, SS, and SCS showed negative relationships with the dimensions of pre-retirement anxiety (financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation). Subjective career success mediated the relationship between proactive personality and pre-retirement anxiety.

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