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Satisfaction with Retirement: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis with Social Network Analysis Cover

Satisfaction with Retirement: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis with Social Network Analysis

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|Feb 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Level of satisfaction with retirement per person interviewed. Source: Fieldwork October 2019–January 2020 in Santiago, Chile.
Level of satisfaction with retirement per person interviewed. Source: Fieldwork October 2019–January 2020 in Santiago, Chile.

Figure 2

Patricio's SSN. SSN, social support network.
Patricio's SSN. SSN, social support network.

SectionConditionsModels
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Dependent variableSATISFPENSION (Fuzzy)XXXXX
Conditions from the present situation of the people interviewedAMOUNTMONTH (Fuzzy)X X
HEALTH (Crip)X X
HOUSE (Crisp)X X
DOMESTIC (Crip)X X
WORKNOW (Fuzzy)X X
PARTNER (Crisp)X X
DISTRICT (Fuzzy)X X
AGE (Fuzzy)X X
GENDER (Crisp)X X
Conditions from the past of the people interviewedBIRTH (Crisp) X X
SCHOOL (Crisp) X X
WORKCHILD (Crisp) X X
CHILDREN (Crisp) X X
PARENTS (Fuzzy) X X
Conditions from the SNA – relational approachSSEGO1 (Fuzzy) X X
SSEGO2 (Fuzzy) X X
SSEGO3 (Fuzzy) X X
SSEGO4 (Fuzzy) X X
SSEGO5 (Fuzzy) X X
SSEGO6 (Fuzzy) X X
SSEGO7 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER1 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER2 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER3 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER4 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER5 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER6 (Fuzzy) X X
SSALTER7 (Fuzzy) X X
DENSITY XX
DENSITYNONKIN XX
IQV (Fuzzy) XX
EFFICENCY XX
RECIPROCITY1 XX
RECIPROCITY2 XX
RECIPROCITY3 XX
RECIPROCITY4 XX
RECIPROCITY5 XX
RECIPROCITY6 XX
RECIPROCITY7 XX
Constrainnor XX

Sufficient pathways for satisfaction with retirement_

No.Variable nameSufficient conditions Consistency
1Amount of pension each month0.797
2Having a chronical disease (or not)0.767
5Working by choice (or not)0.660
7District in which they live during retirement0.676
29Size of SSN0.617
30Size of SSN with no kin0.624
34Efficiency of SSN0.669
35Reciprocity of material aid0.629
36Reciprocity of intimate interaction0.620
39Reciprocity of physical assistance0.736

Necessary conditions for satisfaction with retirement V_

No.Variable nameCoverageConsistency
31Density SSN0.5180.740
32Density SSN no kin0.4510.613
33IQV SSN0.4930.803
42Constrain SSN0.5330.786

Necessary conditions for satisfaction with retirement I_

No.Variable nameCoverageConsistency
3Living with someone else0.4080.835
4Someone helping with domestic tasks0.4350.890
8Age0.5580.756

Sufficient paths to being satisfied with retirement_

D*EA*~B*~C*~D~A*B*C*~D~A*B*~D*~E
Consistency0.9300.9950.9160.955
Covered cases*4, 11, 169, 8, 1030, 25, 22, 28, 213, 22
Solution coverage0.4600.3960.5010.501
Solution consistency0.9300.9950.9200.920

Necessary conditions for satisfaction with retirement II_

No.Variable nameCoverageConsistency
11Completion of school education0.5100.803
13Not having had children prior to 18 years of age0.4740.858
14Having had both parents in childhood0.4690.937

Necessary conditions for satisfaction with retirement III_

No.Variable nameCoverageConsistency
16Ego received intimate interaction0.4970.756
18Ego received feedback0.5030.677
19Ego received physical assistance0.5650.748
20Ego received positive interaction0.5420.661
21Ego has not received negative interaction0.4370.843

Categorization of the outcome with QCA_

ValueDefinition
0Completely unsatisfied
0.1Dissatisfied, critical, and without hope of improvement in the future
0.2Dissatisfied and critical
0.3Dissatisfied
0.4Understands that has only a little amount of money, but is not dissatisfied
0.5Indifferent
0.6Knows that there are others in a worse situation
0.7Satisfied
0.8Satisfied and knows that he/she possesses more than others
0.9Satisfied and knows that he/she earn more than others and can travel at any time
1Very satisfied

Necessary conditions for satisfaction with retirement IV_

No.Variable nameCoverageConsistency
22Ego gives material aid0.5680.724
23Ego gives intimate interaction0.4290.638
25Ego gives feedback0.4760.630
26Ego gives physical assistance0.5560.622
27Ego gives positive interaction0.5260.646
28Ego does not give negative interaction0.4110.874
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/connections-2022-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2816-4245 | Journal ISSN: 0226-1766
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 25
Published on: Feb 28, 2023
Published by: International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Francisca Ortiz Ruiz, Wendy Olsen, published by International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
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