Exploring coping strategies of retired elderly persons in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria: Implication for counselling
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2021
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University of Zululand, SouthAfrica
Abstract
Retirement involves the transition from one stage in life to another. This transition
has some implications which require coping strategies to survive the occurrences.
This study, therefore, investigated coping strategies of retired elderly persons in
Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The research design is a descriptive survey. The
population of the study comprised elderly persons in Kwara State and the target
population consisted of retired elderly persons in selected local government areas
in Ilorin Metropolis. 300 retired elderly persons were purposively selected through
snowball sampling, with the assistance of the pension office.
Questionnaires were used for data collection. The data was analysed using mean
and analysis of variance. The results show that retired people adopted the coping
strategies of having regular contact with people, spending time in nature (sleeping),
performing regular exercise, seeking spiritual comfort, engaging in pleasurable
hobbies and receiving support from family. However, there were significant
differences in the coping strategies of retired persons in Ilorin Metropolis on the
basis of gender, marital status and educational qualifications. The study
recommended that male and female retirees should be encouraged to attend
retirement counselling regularly, to adjust to the challenges of retirement. This
implies that retirement counselling should be arranged for the elderly to ensure
better health, emotional stability and physical functioning. This study has provided
fresh information regarding coping with retirement that can be used for comparative
studies as well as for informing retirement education and management within and
outside employment in Nigeria, and perhaps elsewhere.
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Retirement, Elderly persons, Coping strategies, Counselling
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Alwajud-Adewusi, M. B. (2021). Exploring coping strategies of retired elderly persons in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria: Implication for counselling. Inkanyiso: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 13(1), 137-148.