Involvement in Activities, Work Satisfaction and Retirement Expectations of Brazilian Federal Employees

espanolIntroduccion: La decision de jubilarse es un evento importante en la vida de las personas y puede verse influido por varios factores, como los problemas de salud, la satisfaccion laboral y el repertorio de actividades diarias. Objetivo: describir la participacion en las actividades, evaluar la satisfaccion laboral y comparar estas variables entre los trabajadores que estan cerca de la jubilacion. Metodos: se evaluaron 72 servidores de universidades publicas a traves de datos sociales demograficos y ocupacionales; Sumario de diversidad en asignacion de tiempo y cuestionario de satisfaccion laboral. Resultados: la mayoria eran mujeres (59,7%) con 56 anos. Respecto a la decision de retirarse, el 58.3% no quiso retirarse. La satisfaccion laboral mostro valores moderados a altos y no hubo diferencias entre los grupos. Los participantes presentaron una participacion equilibrada en las activi dades diarias, con una mayor asignacion de tiempo para la atencion personal y domiciliaria. El grupo que pretendia retirarse indico pocas expectativas de cambios en sus actividades. Los trabajadores que preten den posponer su jubilacion estan planeando transiciones en casi todas las areas de actividades y relaciones. Conclusiones: la poca participacion en las actividades y los trabajadores que desean jubilarse indicaron pocas expectativas de cambios en las actividades diarias. En contraste, los tra bajadores que pretenden retrasar la jubilacion tienen expectativas de cambios en la mayoria de las actividades. EnglishIntroduction: The decision for retirement is an important event in the life of people and may be influenced by several factors such as health problems, work satisfaction and repertoire of daily activities. Aim: to describe the involvement in activities, to assess work satisfaction and to compare these variables between workers who are close to retire ment. Methods: 72 servers of public university were evaluated through a demographic and occupational social data; Diversity Sum in Time Allocation and Work Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results: Most were women (59.7%) with an 56 years old. Regarding the deci sion of retiring, 58.3% did not want to retire. The work satisfaction showed moderate to high values and there was no difference between the groups. Participants presented a balanced involvement in daily activities, with greater allocation of time to personal and home care. The group intending to retire indicated little expectation of changes in their activities. Workers who intend to postpone their retirement are planning transitions in almost all areas of activities and relationships. Conclusions: Poor involvement in activities and workers who want to retire indicated few expectations of changes in daily activities. In contrast, workers who intend to delay retirement have expectations of changes in most of the activities.