%0 Journal Article %A Kianpour Ghahfarokhi, Fatemeh %A Hooman, Farzaneh %A Yazdi Mazidi, Sakineh %A Ahmadi, Vahid %T The Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Retirement Satisfaction in Elderly Retirement %J Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing %V 6 %N 3 %U http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-464-en.html %R %D 2011 %K Retirement, Retirement satisfaction, Elderly retirement, %X Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between demographic characteristics and retirement satisfaction in elderly members of registered retirement Education Center in Ahwaz. Methods & Materials: This study was descriptive-correlative. The sample of study includes ninety-six retirees referring to retirement center of Ahvaz Using Convenience of haphazard sampling in year 1388. Participants were requested to fill in Retirement Descriptive Index as well as a demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic, Simple correlation and regression repeatedly analysis (by SPSS 16 versions). Results: There are significant positive correlation between health, employment, financial status, usefulness feeling, spouse employment with retirement satisfaction and negative correlation between retirement age and spouse retirement with retirement satisfaction. Conclusion: This study reveals that health, re-employment after retirement, having a good financial status and usefulness feeling increase retirement satisfaction. But retirement age and retirement satisfaction‌ decrease it. %> http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-464-en.pdf %P 40-48 %& 40 %! %9 Research %L A-10-278-92 %+ Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. %G eng %@ 1735-806X %[ 2011