Racial/Ethnic Differences and Retirement Involvement: A Latent Profile Analysis

Written By: Alisia G.T.T. Tran

This study examined attitudes about the relevance of retirement planning and affect associated with it (retirement involvement) of adults (18-65-years-old), taking racial/ethnic status into consideration. Drawing on online survey data, between-group significance testing revealed that racial/ethnic minority (REM; n=355) and White (n=543) participants did not differ in mean levels of retirement involvement, but the REM sample perceived retirement involvement as less relevant to their respective racial/ethnic groups. Similar four-profile solutions consisting of Low, Moderate, High, and Mixed-Reactive Retirement Involvement latent subgroups emerged for both samples in latent profile analyses. Findings revealed distinct racial/ethnic variations in demographic and financial capacity predictors of profile subgroup classification. Results signaled a need for more culturally focused financial counseling and planning research and interventions.