Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Retirement Social Participation (Case Study: Tehran Municipality)

The present study evaluates the social participation of retirees of Tehran Municipality Retirement Organization and its social and cultural factors. The method of this study is quantitative and the required data are collected through a survey and using a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population consists of retired persons over 65 years old covered by the Tehran Municipality Retirement Organization, which is 2,255. Of these, 389 individuals have been selected and questioned using the existing formulas. Also, in this research, the data were analyzed by means of intermediate, dispersion and distribution indices, and for data analysis and statistical inference, correlation tests were used. The results show that the total social participation rate of the sample is low. Few of them have moderate or high social participation. Also, the explanatory results obtained from the hypothesis test show that there is no significant relationship between any of the independent variables and the dependent variable of the social stigma of retirees.