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| Effect of Pre-Retirement Counseling on Retirees' Mental Health and Well-Being
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OLAOGUN, Ganiu Olakunle Ph.D, OLAGUNJU, M.K.O Ph.D, OYEDAPO, Philip Ibukun
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Abstract:
Issues around mental health and general well-being of retirees especially, retirees from public services in Nigeria is increasingly attracting attention of researchers, particularly, when their overall lifestyle is compared with the lifestyle of their peers who retired from the private sector. The study sought to find out the perception of teachers on retirement, their knowledge of common mental health challenges in retirement/coping strategies, retirees wellbeing and the required managerial skills that can support retiring teachers' mental health after their work life. Descriptive survey was employed for the study. The target population of the study was all teachers in Ojo and Badagry Local Government Areas of Lagos state. Purposive sampling technique was used to solicit the views of teachers nearing retirement. Fifty (50) respondents were selected for the study, out of the sixty-two (62) teachers nearing retirement. Questionnaire was used to collect data and analyzed using descriptive inferential statistics. Respondents agreed that they feel nervous when they talk about their fast approaching retirement date. Majority of the respondents agreed that seeking retirement counseling from professionals will reduce their anxiety and the common mental health problems retirees encounter, and that this has the possibility to increase their well-being at all times. Psychotherapy or talk therapy and reality therapy were identified as two approaches of managing pre-retirement mental health problems. It was recommended that the teachers unions should regularly organize counseling on pre-retirement planning for members long before retirement is due.
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