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Pre-retirement anxiety: Development and validation of a measurement instrument in a Nigerian sample

Published in: Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume 29 , issue 1 , 2019 , pages: 43–48

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1568054

Author(s): Lawrence E. Ugwu Department of Psychology, Nigeria , Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor Department of Psychology, Nigeria , Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh Department of Psychology, Nigeria , Leonard I. Ugwu Department of Psychology, Nigeria , Ike E. Onyishi Department of Psychology, Nigeria

Keywords: financial preparedness , Nigeria , pre-retirement anxiety , scale , social obligation , social alienation

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Abstract

Two studies were conducted to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity and internal consistency of scores from the Nigerian Pre-retirement Anxiety Scale (NPAS). The measure comprises three dimensions: financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation. In the first study, data collected from 424 civil servants supported the proposed dimensionality of scale scores and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha for the full scale = 0. 83). In the second study, data collected from a total sample of 216 employees who were also civil servants from different government agencies likewise supported the internal consistency of scores from the NPAS (Cronbach alpha for the full scale = 0.73), as well as validity. Scores from the NPAS appear to have evidence for research purposes.

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