Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 46 no. 10 (2025)

The Thriving Lives of Retired Midwives in the 6th Congressional District of Pangasinan

Ed Raphael Espinoza | Maria Denise Macaraeg | Mercedes Ysit

Discipline: others in psychology

 

Abstract:

Retirement is the action or fact of leaving one's job. The purpose of this local novel-type study is to examine the lives of retired midwives in the 6th Congressional District of Pangasinan. Four themes emerged in this study, which are the following: their perspectives as retired midwives, their fears, their realizations, and their opinions on recommending their previous work. The study used a qualitative research method using an unstructured interview anchored on the Role Theory and Resource-Based Dynamic Model for Retirement Adjustment. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to identify the participants. The study had 7 participants who were all retired midwives aged 60 and above. Their responses were analyzed by Inductive Analysis using the Phenomenology of Simone de Beauvoir. The study revealed that the participants had a fruitful retirement, although with reservations about missing their previous job. Furthermore, they are content in their situation, though they have fears in relation to having illnesses that can impact their aging journey. Even though they are retired, they still help the community in any way they can and would recommend their past job to future generations. This study recommends that further research be conducted to add to the existing literature on the lives of these retired professionals.



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