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Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China
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 Pa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8505967/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34650455 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.731378 |
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author | Xie, Lin Yao, Yi-dan Tang, Li-li Zhang, Shuo Yang, Hua-lei Zhang, Si-qing Wu, Yuan-yang Li, Zhi-yun |
author_facet | Xie, Lin Yao, Yi-dan Tang, Li-li Zhang, Shuo Yang, Hua-lei Zhang, Si-qing Wu, Yuan-yang Li, Zhi-yun |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-85059672021-10-13 Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China Xie, Lin Yao, Yi-dan Tang, Li-li Zhang, Shuo Yang, Hua-lei Zhang, Si-qing Wu, Yuan-yang Li, Zhi-yun Front Psychiatry Psychiatry 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. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8505967/ /pubmed/34650455 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.731378 Text en Copyright © 2021 Xie, Yao, Tang, Zhang, Yang, Zhang, Wu and Li. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychiatry Xie, Lin Yao, Yi-dan Tang, Li-li Zhang, Shuo Yang, Hua-lei Zhang, Si-qing Wu, Yuan-yang Li, Zhi-yun Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China |
title | Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China |
title_full | Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China |
title_fullStr | Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China |
title_short | Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People: Evidence From China |
title_sort | effect of working after retirement on the mental health of older people: evidence from china |
topic | Psychiatry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8505967/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34650455 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.731378 |
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