ANALYSIS ON INFLUENCING FACTORS AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION OF CHINESE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S RETIREMENT DECISION-MAKING
Authors: Ren Xing , Xi Heng , Cephas Paul 
Published: July 2022

Background

The gender division of labor in the traditional family structure is still a common phenomenon, that is, women bear most of the burden of family work. The coexistence of work pressure and family pressure makes this burden heavy. This paper aims to explore which factors and to what extent affect the retirement decision-making and psychological problems of contemporary Chinese professional women.

Research Objects and Methods

This paper takes female workers as the research sample and obtains 1383 effective cases. This paper uses SPSS 17 0 multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted on the survey data to analyze the variables affecting the retirement intention of female employees. In order to study the impact of emotional regulation on female employees' retirement decision-making, this study also conducted a questionnaire survey on the sample. ① Personal basic information questionnaire: the contents mainly include the gender, email, mobile phone number, age, history of epilepsy or epilepsy, previous mindfulness practice experience and major events in recent life. It is mainly used for screening of subjects. ② Emotion regulation self-efficacy scale: the third version of the scale revised by Caprara in 2008 is usually used internationally. However, in the process of domestic testing, although the scale has good applicability, there are also some problems due to different cultural backgrounds. Based on this situation, Tian Xueying (2012) and others revised and tested the 2008 version of the scale in China in combination with China's social and cultural background. The results show that the revised scale has good applicability. This study will use Tian Xueying's revised scale for testing. ③ Happiness index scale: the happiness index scale compiled by Campell, including two questionnaires of overall emotion index and life satisfaction, has 9 items, including 8 pairs of emotional words and one life satisfaction question. The scale adopts 7-level scoring. The higher the score, the higher the happiness of the subjects.

Results

In terms of education level, respondents with high school education or below were less likely to retire early than those with bachelor's degree or above. From a health perspective, the worse the indicated health level, the more respondents tend to retire early. Taking into account family factors, the more dependants and independent sources of income, the more likely these women are to choose early retirement. With regard to work factors, women working in public institutions and enterprises are more likely to delay retirement than women in other occupations. People with low work intensity are more likely to delay retirement than those with high work intensity. Dissatisfied women are less likely to delay retirement than women who are generally satisfied with their job happiness. In terms of retirement expectation, women who choose to take care of their families or participate in recreational activities are more likely to retire than women who choose to continue working after retirement.

Conclusion

Under the influence of the conflict between the pressure of traditional gender roles and the transformation of modern society, Chinese women must balance the labor constraints in the family, social field and workplace. The results of this study show that the decision to participate more in family work will eventually reduce these women's participation in social work and lead them to retire earlier than men. The study suggests that we should fully understand the important position of women's emotional factors in retirement decision-making, actively promote the transformation of women's life role after retirement, pay special attention to their own life attitude and healthy behavior, and be a healthy self-manager, coordinator and collaborator. According to the psychological characteristics of these groups, the social stratum should actively and flexibly organize rich and colorful activities, strive to create a relaxed and harmonious living atmosphere, create friendly and mutually beneficial emotional family relations, encourage and guide these groups, make their psychology in the best state, and promote the healthy development of their good cognition and retirement life.

Acknowledgements

Supported by a project grant from Ministry of Education in China (Grant No.14JZD026).