Post-retirement Life Styles Of Some Nigerians And The Counselling Implications

Introduction Retirement is an integral part of a worker’s life. It is regarded as an important stage in human development the world over. People who plan their retirement well in advance adjust well to retirement, and they are likely to go through it as a honeymoon phase in which they are quite active or may go through an R and R (Rest and Relaxation) phase of recuperating from stress and strains of employment (Odu, 1998 & Dada & Idowu, 2010). According to Belsky (1990) retirement is a transition from the world of work into a world of less rigorous work activity and rest, especially …