The process of Male baby boomers' adjustment to life after early retirement

This study examined the experiences of men born between 1946 and 1964, who retired before the age of 65 years, to explain their adjustment to early retirement. The grounded theory methodology was used to study 15 participants who involuntarily took "voluntary" retirement from an organization where they had worked for 10 or more years. Data was collected from November 2013 to July 2014, through in-depth interviews; data collection and analysis were performed simultaneously. Open coding generated 94 concepts, 32 subcategories, and 14 categories. The properties and dimensions of the 14 categories were extracted. The results demonstrated that the main category in the lives of male Baby Boomers who retired early was "living life like a roly poly," which consisted of seven stages: "facing squarely," "acceptance," "challenging," "frustration," "overcoming," "gaining confidence," and "re-establish." The male Baby Boomers accepted the environmental changes and led their lives by adjusting to changes. This study will serve as the basis for the development of nursing interventions for each stage of the process of male Baby Boomers' adjustment to early retirement.