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Fang H, Xiong Z, Li Y, Cui W, Cheng Z, Xiang J, Ye T. Physical activity and transitioning to retirement: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1937. [PMID: 37803340 PMCID: PMC10557290 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16870-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The impact of retirement on physical activity among older individuals remains ambiguous. This study aims to investigate the influence of retirement on physical activity and delineate the trajectories of physical activity changes during the retirement transition among elderly Chinese residents. Additionally, we endeavor to examine the factors that contribute to each trajectory. METHODS This longitudinal cohort study used data from four surveys of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study and included a sample of 428 individuals who underwent formal retirement and provided information on physical activity. We employed generalized estimating equation to explore the impact of the retirement transition on physical activity among Chinese older adults. Latent class growth analysis was used to identify distinct trajectories of physical activity, and binary logistic regression was performed to identify pre-retirement factors influencing changes in physical activity. RESULTS Our findings indicate that retirement can lead to a decline in physical activity among older Chinese residents (OR = 0.85, 95%CI 0.75 ~ 0.97). We identified three distinct trajectories of physical activity during the retirement transition: Trajectory 1 - "sustained low level of physical activity" (7.94%); Trajectory 2 - "middle level of physical activity with gradual decline" (69.16%); Trajectory 3 - "sustained high level of physical activity with significant fluctuations" (22.90%). Furthermore, we discovered that individuals in the "middle level of physical activity and gradual decline" trajectory were more likely to have an annual income exceeding 40,000 yuan (OR = 9.69, 95%CI 1.12 ~ 83.63), reside in urban areas (OR = 2.27, 95%CI 1.14 ~ 4.52), and have a fondness for playing Mahjong (OR = 2.42, 95%CI 1.18 ~ 5.00) compared to those in the "sustained high level of physical activity with significant fluctuations" trajectory. Additionally, having an annual income exceeding 40,000 yuan (OR = 19.67, 95%CI 1.30 ~ 298.61) predicted membership in the "sustained low level of physical activity" trajectory when compared to the "sustained high level of physical activity with significant fluctuations" trajectory. CONCLUSION Retirement represents a substantial milestone in the life course and is associated with notable alterations in physical activity patterns. Among older Chinese residents, the trajectories of physical activity during the retirement transition exhibit diverse paths and are influenced by pre-retirement factors, including annual income, residential location, and hobbies. The findings of this study have important implications for the formulation of policies aimed at promoting healthy aging among individuals approaching retirement age.
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- Huiyan Fang
- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
- Department of Education, Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Provincial, Wuhan, China.
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Vo TT, Phu-Duyen TT. Mental health around retirement: evidence of Ashenfelter's dip. Glob Health Res Policy 2023; 8:35. [PMID: 37620953 PMCID: PMC10464218 DOI: 10.1186/s41256-023-00320-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental health issues among retirees have become increasingly concerning because the aging population presents a significant challenge globally, particularly in Western countries. Previous studies on this issue are plagued with bias owing to lacking panel data and estimation strategies. This study investigated the depression levels of European adults around the time of retirement. METHODS We used data obtained from Waves 1-7 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to create panel data covering the 2004-2017 period. Wave 3 (SHARELIFE) was excluded from the sample because it provided mismatched information. Fixed-effects (FE) and fixed-effects instrumental variables (FE-IV) models with multiple imputations were employed to examine the impacts of retirement on mental health before and after retirement, where being over pension age (normal and early) was used as the instrument variable. RESULTS Our results indicated that retirement based on aspirational motivations (β = - 0.115, p < 0.001) and positive circumstances (β = - 0.038, p < 0.001) significantly reduced depression, whereas retiring under negative circumstances could deteriorate one's mental health (β = 0.087, p < 0.001). FE and FE-IV models indicated that overall, retiring reduced retirees' depression (β = - 0.096, p < 0.001 and β = - 0.261, p < 0.001, respectively). The results of FE-IV models showed that adults planning to retire in the next two years experienced less depression compared with others in the workforce (λ = - 0.313, p < 0.01). These adults must have adjusted their lifestyles in response to their impending retirement, thereby evincing Ashenfelter's dip. Two years after retirement, when the "honeymoon" phase was over, retirees may have completely adapted to their new lives and the effect of retirement was no longer important. CONCLUSIONS Retirement improves mental health before it happens, but not after. Increasing the pension eligibility age may postpone the beneficial effects of retirement on health. However, policy implications should be tailored according to the unique situations of each country, job sector, and population. Providing flexible schemes regarding retirement timing decisions would be better than a generalized retirement policy.
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- Thang T Vo
- Health and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, District 10, 72406, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- School of Economics, University of Economics HCMC, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, District 10, 72406, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- Health and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, District 10, 72406, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Huang NC, Kuo PH, Hsu WC, Hu SC. Retirement planning and types of healthy lifestyle after retirement: a Nationwide Survey in Taiwan. Health Promot Int 2023; 38:7151548. [PMID: 37140348 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Limited research has examined the components of retirement planning and the effects on retirees' health behaviors. This study aims to explore whether retirement planning is associated with different types of healthy lifestyles after retirement. We conducted a nationwide Health and Retirement Survey in Taiwan and analyzed the data from 2015 to 2016. A total of 3128 retirees aged 50-74 years were included in the analysis. Twenty items on retirement planning from five categories were administered, and 20 health-related behaviors were used for measuring healthy lifestyles. Results showed that five types of healthy lifestyles were found from the 20 health behaviors by factor analysis. After controlling for all covariates, various components of retirement planning were associated with different types of lifestyles. Retirees having any item of retirement planning would significantly increase the score of 'healthy living'. Those with 1-2 items were also associated with the total score and the type of 'no unhealthy food'. However, those with ≥ 6 items were the only group positively related to the type of 'regular health checkups' but negatively to the type of 'good medication'. In conclusion, retirement planning offers a 'window of opportunity' for promoting healthy lifestyles after retirement. Pre-retirement planning should be advocated in the workplace to improve health-related behaviors, especially for those upcoming retired workers. In addition, a friendly environment and continuous programs should also be incorporated for better retirement life.
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- Nuan-Ching Huang
- Healthy City Research Center, Innovation Headquarters, National Cheng Kung University. No.1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Service, Standard Chem & Pharm Company, LTD., No. 154, Kaiyuan Rd., Xinying Dist., Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University. No.1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Healthy City Research Center, Innovation Headquarters, National Cheng Kung University. No.1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University. No.1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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Cheng Y, Lan J, Ci Q. Employment and Mental Health of the Chinese Elderly: Evidence from CHARLS 2018. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2791. [PMID: 36833488 PMCID: PMC9956944 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Improving the mental health of the elderly has become an important strategic goal of healthy aging, among which employment is regarded as an essential factor for the mental health of the elderly. This study adopted ordinary least squares, ordered logit, propensity score matching (PSM), and KHB mediation analysis to examine the influence and mechanism of employment on mental health in older Chinese adults using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey of 2018. The study found that employment positively impacts older adults' mental health in China. This promotive effect of employment was significant for more senior people aged up to 80 years old with lower educational backgrounds and rural household registration. In addition, individual annual income, the financial support provided to children, and support received from children significantly mediate the realization of employment improving older people's mental health. Our findings are expected to provide valuable insight into delayed retirement and active aging in China. Therefore, the government must play the role of support and advocacy to promote employment and safeguard the well-being of older adults.
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- Yanrong Cheng
- School of Sociology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- School of Sociology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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He L, Wang K, Wang J, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Li T, Wu Y, Zhang S, Zhang S, Yang H. The effect of serving as a danwei leader before retirement on self-rated post-retirement health: empirical evidence from China. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:573. [PMID: 35321667 PMCID: PMC8941785 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12937-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Worker health is often influenced by their occupation type, and the accumulative effect of occupation has a significant impact on their health after retirement. Studies show that the type and level of occupation before retirement directly impact workers' self-rated post-retirement health. However, there is little research on the self-rated post-retirement health of danwei leaders in China. This study seeks to examine the self-rated health level of Chinese danwei leaders after retirement. Furthermore, the differences between their self-rated health level and that of retirees from other occupations are explored by examining the accumulative effect of occupation and the mechanism underlying these differences. METHODS Based on 5,910 samples' data from the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey, ordinary least squares, logit, and propensity score matching models are used to investigate the self-rated health level of Chinese danwei leaders after retirement, their differences with other occupations, and the corresponding mechanism. RESULTS The results show that retired danwei leaders have higher self-rated health levels than retirees in other occupations. This was mainly found among female, non-eastern, married, not living with children, and highly educated respondents. The difference in self-rated health between retired danwei leaders and other retired groups was influenced by their post-retirement income and social status. CONCLUSIONS In China, retired danwei leaders rated their health higher than retirees from other occupations. Danwei leaders have high socioeconomic status due to their occupation. Compared with other groups, their advantages are significant and enjoyed for a long time. Additionally, most danwei leaders have high social influence even after retirement and their higher income and social status have a positive impact on their self-rated health compared with other employees. This study provides empirical evidence from China and extends current literature on the effects of occupational type and level on self-rated health after retirement.
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- Li He
- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, No. 182, Nanhu Avenue, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, No. 182, Nanhu Avenue, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, No. 182, Nanhu Avenue, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, No. 182, Nanhu Avenue, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Trzmiel T, Pieczyńska A, Zasadzka E, Pawlaczyk M. Respiratory Function and Muscle Strength Vs. Past Work Type: a Cross-Sectional Study Among Retirees. Can Geriatr J 2021; 24:297-303. [PMID: 34912483 PMCID: PMC8629504 DOI: 10.5770/cgj.24.501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the effects of past occupational activity on muscle strength and respiratory function among retirees. Methods A total of 205 community-dwelling older adults participated in the study. Age (≥60 years) and cessation of professional activity (retirement) constituted the inclusion criteria. The International Standardized Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) was used to stratify the participants into white- or blue-collar groups. Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume (FEV) in the first second, inspiratory vital capacity (IVC) parameters, and hand grip strength were tested. Results Statistically significant differences in IVC and FVC scores were found in white- and blue-collar workers after adjusting for sex and age (ANCOVA). White-collar men had significantly higher IVC as compared to blue-collar men. Conclusions Blue-collar male workers may be prone to deteriorating respiratory function in older age. It is vital to promote physical activity and educate blue-collar workers about the need to use respiratory protective equipment.
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- Tomasz Trzmiel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Lahdenperä M, Virtanen M, Myllyntausta S, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Stenholm S. Psychological Distress During the Retirement Transition and the Role of Psychosocial Working Conditions and Social Living Environment. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021; 77:135-148. [PMID: 34396418 PMCID: PMC8755891 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbab054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives Mental health is determined by social, biological, and cultural factors and is sensitive to life transitions. We examine how psychosocial working conditions, social living environment, and cumulative risk factors are associated with mental health changes during the retirement transition. Method We use data from the Finnish Retirement and Aging study on public sector employees (n = 3,338) retiring between 2014 and 2019 in Finland. Psychological distress was measured with the General Health Questionnaire annually before and after retirement and psychosocial working conditions, social living environment, and accumulation of risk factors at the study wave prior to retirement. Results Psychological distress decreased during the retirement transition, but the magnitude of the change was dependent on the contexts individuals retire from. Psychological distress was higher among those from poorer psychosocial working conditions (high job demands, low decision authority, job strain), poorer social living environment (low neighborhood social cohesion, small social network), and more cumulative risk factors (work/social/both). During the retirement transition, greatest reductions in psychological distress were observed among those with poorer conditions (work: absolute and relative changes, p [Group × Time interactions] < .05; social living environment and cumulative risk factors: absolute changes, p [Group × Time interactions] < .05). Discussion Psychosocial work-related stressors lead to quick recovery during the retirement transition but the social and cumulative stressors have longer-term prevailing effects on psychological distress. More studies are urged incorporating exposures across multiple levels or contexts to clarify the determinants of mental health during the retirement transition and more generally at older ages.
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- Mirkka Lahdenperä
- Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland
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Xie L, Shen Y, Wu Y, Yang H. The impact of retirement on mental health. Int J Health Plann Manage 2021; 36:1697-1713. [PMID: 34062013 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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After 2020, with Chinese baby boomers growing old, more and more working people will step into retirement. What kind of influence retirement behaviour will have on the mental health of the older adults and whether the existing findings of retirement on the mental health of the older adults are applicable to China's current conditions? The answers are related to the improvement of the well being of older adults and future policy orientation. Based on the China Family Tracking Survey data in 2016 and 2018, the paper employed the Ordinary Least Squares, Two Stage Least Squares, and Propensity Score Matching methods to investigate the effect of retirement on the mental health of older adults in China. Results show that retirement can significantly reduce the depression and has a positive impact on the their mental health, and no chronic diseases, poor economic status and shorter education years are conducive to improve mental health of the elderly. Further, the mechanisms differ between the sexes that while exercise is a positive mediator for both sexes, reading and family dinners are positive mediators for men but not for women.
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- Lin Xie
- Institution of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xie L, Yao YD, Tang LL, Zhang S, Yang HL, Zhang SQ, Wu YY, Li ZY. Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:731378. [PMID: 34650455 PMCID: PMC8505967 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.731378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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There is little empirical research on the effect of working after retirement on the mental health of the older adults in China. To fill this gap in the literature, this study examines the effects of working after retirement on the mental health of the older adults using data from the China Family Panel Studies. We employed the methods of ordinary least squares, ordered logit, and propensity score matching-difference in differences (PSM-DID). Results show that working after retirement is negatively related to mental health of the older adults in China. The deterioration effect of post-retirement work mainly impacts those aged over 60 years, women, and those with lower education background, urban household registration, higher pension, and higher social status. Working after retirement is negatively related to mental health through the mediating effects of deteriorating interpersonal relationships and lower positive attitude. It is necessary to consider mental health effects and their population differences to evaluate the impact and improve the quality of policies of active aging.
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- Lin Xie
- Institution of Population and Labor Economics, University of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
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- College of Politics and Public Administration, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Fleischmann M, Xue B, Head J. Mental Health Before and After Retirement-Assessing the Relevance of Psychosocial Working Conditions: The Whitehall II Prospective Study of British Civil Servants. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2020; 75:403-413. [PMID: 31100154 PMCID: PMC7392102 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbz042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives Retirement could be a stressor or a relief. We stratify according to previous psychosocial working conditions to identify short-term and long-term changes in mental health. Method Using data from the Whitehall II study on British civil servants who retired during follow-up (n = 4,751), we observe mental health (General Health Questionnaire [GHQ] score) on average 8.2 times per participant, spanning up 37 years. We differentiate short-term (0–3 years) and long-term (4+ years) changes in mental health according to retirement and investigate whether trajectories differ by psychosocial job demands, work social support, decision authority, and skill discretion. Results Each year, mental health slightly improved before retirement (−0.070; 95% CI [−0.080, −0.059]; higher values on the GHQ score are indicative of worse mental health), and retirees experienced a steep short-term improvement in mental health after retirement (−0.253; 95% CI [−0.302, −0.205]), but no further significant long-term changes (0.017; 95% CI [−0.001, 0.035]). Changes in mental health were more explicit when retiring from poorer working conditions; this is higher psychosocial job demands, lower decision authority, or lower work social support. Discussion Retirement was generally beneficial for health. The association between retirement and mental health was dependent on the context individuals retire from.
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- Maria Fleischmann
- Department of Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, The Netherlands.,ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health (ICLS), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, Gower Street, United Kingdom
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- ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health (ICLS), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, Gower Street, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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Ali-Kovero K, Pietiläinen O, Mauramo E, Jäppinen S, Rahkonen O, Lallukka T, Kanerva N. Changes in fruit, vegetable and fish consumption after statutory retirement: a prospective cohort study. Br J Nutr 2020; 123:1390-5. [PMID: 31955724 DOI: 10.1017/S0007114520000136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Retirement is a major life transition affecting health and health behaviour, but evidence on how this transition contributes to changes in healthy food habits is scarce. We examined whether the consumption of fruit and vegetables as well as fish changes after transition into statutory retirement. The data were derived from the prospective Helsinki Health Study. At phase 1 in 2000-2002, all participants were 40- to 60-year-old employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland (n 8960, response rate 67 %). Follow-up surveys were conducted in 2007, 2012 and 2017 (response rates 79-83 %). Using the four phases, we formed three nested cohorts in which the participants either continued working or moved to statutory retirement. The final analytical sample consisted of 6887 participants (14 357 observations). Frequency of fruit, vegetable and fish consumption was calculated from a twenty-two-item FFQ. Analyses of repeated measures of food consumption before and after retirement transition were conducted with a negative binomial mixed model, adjusting for age, marital status, limiting long-standing illness and household income. During the follow-up, altogether 3526 participants retired. Transition to retirement was associated with a decrease in vegetable consumption among women and, contrarily, with an increase in fruit consumption among men (P < 0·05 for interaction between time and employment status). Fish consumption did not differ by the change in employment status. Statutory retirement can have mixed effects on healthy food habits, and these can differ between food groups and sex. Healthy food habits should be promoted among employees transitioning to retirement.
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Pilipiec P, Groot W, Pavlova M. The Effect of an Increase of the Retirement Age on the Health, Well-Being, and Labor Force Participation of Older Workers: a Systematic Literature Review. Population Ageing 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12062-020-09280-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AbstractTo sustain a viable public pension system, many governments have increased the statutory retirement age and delayed the age of entitlement to public pension benefits. This systematic literature review investigates the empirical evidence on the effects of increasing the retirement age on the health, well-being, and labor force participation of older workers. Optimized and broad search queries were used to search for empirical evidence in four databases: EconLit, PsycINFO, PubMed, and SocINDEX. The systematic literature search was conducted in May 2019. Snowballing was performed on the reference lists of the publications to find additional studies. The quality of the included studies was also examined. The PRISMA guidelines were used to guide this systematic literature review. Nineteen studies were included in this review. Twelve studies estimated the effect of an increase in the statutory retirement age, and seven studies examined working beyond the retirement age. The reported findings were classified into health-related outcomes, well-being, and the effects on labor force participation and the perception of the retirement age. The reported findings regarding health-related outcomes and well-being were not comparable. The increase of the retirement age has increased labor force participation among older workers and has increased the preferred and expected retirement age in the direction of the public pension reform. However, evidence on the effects of an increase of the retirement age on the health and well-being of older workers remains scarce and inconclusive.
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