Abstract
This study is a phenomenological study on the meaning of life pursued by middle-aged menand women after retirement. The purpose of this study is to contribute to spending the life afterretirement in a more meaningful way by finding the meaning of life pursued by middle-agedmen and women after retirement through phenomenological research methods. Individualin-depth interviews were conducted with five middle-aged men and women to analyze themeaning of life pursued after retirement phenomenologically. The main results of the researchwere categorized into economic stability, social adaptation, psychological adaptation, andself-realization. Middle-aged men and women who are about to retire viewed adapting tosociety through social bonds, service, and talent donation based on economic stability as animportant factor. In this process, it was recognized that the psychological adaptation stage ofsimplifying life with psychological leeway is very important. Most importantly, retirement is nolonger a time to finish and organize one’s life, but a time of redesign, as well as a process ofself-realization to find what one really wants through hobbies. In addition, in the process ofpreparing for retirement, individual retirees should plan and prepare on their own, but policies,social efforts, and support is also required to meet the needs of retirees.
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