TURNOVER AND RETIREMENT - A COMPARISON OF THEIR SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

This study sought to demonstrate that turnover and retirement intentio ns were distinct forms of organizational withdrawal and to empirically examine the similarities and differences between their antecedents. I n a sample of 375 (126 men and 247 women) working adults, a confirmato ry factor analysis supported the contention that items measuring turno ver intent and retirement intent were related to 2 separate constructs . In addition, the correlation between the 2 measures was low and not significant. The influence of common and unique variables that influen ce turnover intent and retirement intent were then examined. The resul ts suggested that there were significant differences between the predi ctors of turnover intentions and retirement intentions. These findings suggest that there are important differences between turnover and ret irement and it is necessary to treat them separately for some purposes .