Effects of Pre-retirement Preparation Program on Self-efficacy among Employees

Background. Retirement is a very important period in individuals' lives, involving psychologicaland financial facets as well as health and social relations, among others. Aim: to explore the effects ofpre-retirement preparation programs on self-efficacy among employees. Methods: A quasi-experimentaldesign (pre/post-tests) study was utilized. Conducted at Suez Canal University at Ismailia city, Egypt.Participants included employees who are close to retirement from 50 to 60 years old. A simple randomsample was used to select study participants. Data was collected using a structured interviewquestionnaire consisting of three parts (1) socio-demographic and occupational data, (2) process ofretirement planning scale, (3) and self-efficacy scale. Results: The current study stated that two thirds ofthe sample studied were administrative employees, more than half of employees were universityeducation level, more than one third of the employees have more than 20 years' experience. Concerningtheir health status, more than half of employees had chronic illnesses. Also, shows that there is astatistical significance difference between levels of self-efficacy pre/post program (P<0.0001). Moreover,there is a positive correlation between retirements planning process pre/post program (P<0.0001). Aswell, shows that there is a positive correlation between levels of self-efficacy pre/post program(P<0.0001). Conclusion and Recommendation: the present study recommends organizing retirementpreparation programs that cover a wide range of participants, not only the financial perspective but alsopsychological and social perspectives of retirement.