EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, SELF-EFFICACY, SELF-CONCEPT AND SELF-ESTEEM AS CORRELATES OF PRE-RETIREMENT ANXIETY AMONG PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN IBADAN MUNICIPALITY, NIGERIA

Abiodun Emmanuel Abidoye; Audu Michael Jimoh; Florence Toyin Adeyemi

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, SELF-EFFICACY, SELF-CONCEPT AND SELF-ESTEEM AS CORRELATES OF PRE-RETIREMENT ANXIETY AMONG PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN IBADAN MUNICIPALITY, NIGERIA

Abiodun Emmanuel Abidoye, Audu Michael Jimoh, Florence Toyin Adeyemi

Abstract

This study investigated emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, self-concept and self-esteem as correlates of pre-retirement anxiety among public employees in Ibadan Municipality, Nigeria. Three objectives and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. Ex-post facto research design was used for this study and continuity theory by Richardson and Kilty served as the theoretical basis. The population of this study comprised all the 2,650 public employees serving under the auspices of different federal and state establishment in Ibadan municipality. The sample size of 400 was selected and used for the study. This was obtained through the stratified and purposive sampling technique. The researcher adapted five different scales which were modified by the researcher titled; “Pre-retirement anxiety scale” of 41 items was utilized to generate data. The face validation of this instrument was done by three experts: one from test and measurement unit and the other two from counselling psychology. For this instrument, a reliability coefficient of 0.91 was obtained. Data collected for this study were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment correlation and regression analysis for testing the three null hypotheses, which were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The result showed that all the null hypotheses were rejected. Findings of the study showed that there is significant relationship between the independent and the dependent variables. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst othersthat Counselling psychologists should help in educating prospective retirees in public service by impacting knowledge on Emotional Intelligence and Self-efficacy.

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