AU - Kianpour Ghahfarokhi, Fatemeh AU - Hooman, Farzaneh AU - Yazdi Mazidi, Sakineh AU - Ahmadi, Vahid TI - The Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Retirement Satisfaction in Elderly Retirement PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - Yektaweb_Journals JN - Yektaweb_Journals VO - 6 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-464-en.html 4100 - http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-464-en.pdf SO - Yektaweb_Journals 3 ABĀ  - 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. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - Yektaweb_Journals PG - 40 PT - Research YR - 2011