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The Importance of the Work Role for Aged Kibbutz Members

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1992

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This paper investigates the importance of the work role for elderly people and how it contributes to life satisfaction. Data from the kibbutz population, where gradual retirement is practiced, show that elderly people in the kibbutz clearly wish to continue work as long as possible. Results also indicate that the wish to continue working is coupled with the work domain having a primary importance in their lives. The societal arrangements of the kibbutzim with regard to the work of the elderly seem to facilitate utilization of the work role for the elderly population.

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On explore, dans cet article, l'importance du travail pour les personnes âgées et comment il contribue à une vie satisfaisante. Des données issues de la population des kibboutz, où la retraite progressive est pratiquée, montrent que les personnes âgées des kibboutz veulent continuer à travailler le plus longtemps possible. Les résultats montrent aussi que cette volonté de continuer à travailler est liée au secteur de travail qui représente une importance centrale dans leur vie. Le cadre sociétal de l'organisation des kibboutz en ce qui touche le travail des personnes âgées semble faciliter l'implication au travail de la population âgée.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 11Number 2September 1992
Pages: 35 - 47

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Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
Uriel Leviatan

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