Factors Influencing the Elderly Retirement Preparation Behavior of Population in Ban Dan Sub-district, Ban Dan Lan Hoi District, Sukhothai Province.

Abstract

ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine factors influencing elderly
retirement preparation behavior among population in Ban Dan Sub-district, Ban Dan Lan Hoi
District, Sukhothai Province. The sample consisted of 206 people aged 50-59 years. Research
instruments included a knowledge questionnaire about elderly preparation with KR20 reliability
of 0.82, and questionnaires on social support, attitudes toward elderly preparation, and elderly
preparation behaviors with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.80, 0.84, and 0.86, respectively.
Statistical analyses included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, maximum,
minimum values, and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis.
The results showed that the majority of participants were female (65.0%) with a mean age
of 54.96±3.16 years, working as farmers (62.1%). Most participants had low levels of social support
(42.7%), moderate levels of knowledge about elderly preparation (71.8%), moderate attitudes
toward elderly preparation (71.4%), and low levels of elderly preparation behaviors (72.8%).
Factors significantly influencing quality elderly preparation included social support (p < 0.001, β
= 0.521), knowledge about elderly preparation (p < 0.001, β = 0.398), and attitudes toward elderly
preparation (p < 0.001, β = 0.342). These factors could collectively predict 68.7% of the variance
in quality elderly preparation behavior. This study should be applied to develop programs
promoting social support and knowledge provision for continuous elderly preparation.