Retirement, Pensions, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in China, England, Mexico, and the United States

Lu, Peiyi; Shelley, Mack

doi:10.1177/0091415019868227

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“…In the multivariate latent growth curve models (described below), we controlled for a number of variables that previous research has shown can influence peoples' well-being and adjustment to retirement (cf. Barbosa et al 2016;Lu and Shelley 2019;Nyberg et al 2019). Age, sex, years of education, civil status (coded as 1 = married/partner, 0 = not married or partner), income satisfaction, leisure activities, and self-rated health were included as control variables.…”

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Basic psychological need satisfaction across the retirement transition: Changes and longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms

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Drawing on self-determination theory, the present study examined how satisfaction of the basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) changes across the retirement transition and how need satisfaction was related to depressive symptoms across the retirement transition. Participants (N = 2655) were drawn from the HEalth, Ageing and Retirement Transitions in Sweden (HEARTS) study. Latent growth curve modeling showed that autonomy need satisfaction increased across the retirement transition, whereas competence and relatedness remained relatively stable. Higher need satisfaction was related to less depressive symptoms at baseline, however, pre-retirement need satisfaction was not a statistically significant predictor of subsequent changes in depressive symptoms (or vice versa) across the retirement transition. At the within-person level, higher than usual need satisfaction at a specific time point was related to less than usual depressive symptoms. Need satisfaction may be an important factor to consider across the retirement transition and need satisfying activities prior, during, and after the transition may ease peoples' adjustment to retirement.

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Basic psychological need satisfaction across the retirement transition: Changes and longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms

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“…For example, retirement (with a pension) was found to have a protective association for depression when comparing to a working population [ 16 ]; however, the association differed between different contexts. Retirement has been found to be associated with higher depressive symptoms in the United States, and with lower depressive symptoms in Mexico and England [ 17 ], also suggesting contextual differences. There are older adults who experience ambivalence, anxiety, fear, and a feeling of loss, when they retire [ 18 ].…”

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Perceived Housing in Relation to Retirement and Relocation: A Qualitative Interview Study among Older Adults

Eriksson

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Wanka

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As people age the home environment becomes increasingly important. Retirement commonly leads to spending more time in one’s home, and relocating from your own home in older age could be associated with reduced health or wellbeing. The relationship between home and person is complex and perceived aspects of one’s housing such as social, emotional and cognitive ties are considered important factors for health and wellbeing. However, little is known about how perceived aspects of the home change in relation to retirement and relocation. This paper used Situational Analysis to explore, via situational mapping, how community dwelling older adults (aged 60–75) perceived their housing situation in relation to retirement and relocation. The results suggest complex relations between relocation/retirement and perceived housing, and between different aspects of perceived housing. Furthermore, the results suggest that the relationship between life transitions and perceived housing can be seen as bi-directional, where different life transitions affect aspects of perceived housing, and that perceived housing affects (decisions for) relocation. The results suggest complex relations between retirement and relocation, as well as other life transitions, and perceived aspects of one’s housing. It is important to consider these interactions to understand factors that affect health and wellbeing in older adults.

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“…Third, different from the Chinese society before the reform and opening up, since the reform and opening up in 1978, the Chinese government has gradually established a modern social security system. For older population, high occupational status also means higher pension and more stable welfare security, which will promote their mental health after retirement [ 34 ]. Therefore, this study proposes the following hypothesis.…”

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The role of internet use in the relationship between occupational status and depression

Zhang

2022

PLoS ONE

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Background The emerging information and communications technology (ICT) and society 5.0 have integrated digital innovation and imaginative creativity to solve social problems and create social value in an aging society. Especially in China, the penetration rate of internet use has become more prominent. Nevertheless, the role of internet use in the relationship between occupational status and depression remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate how internet use moderates the relationship between occupational status and depression in a sample of older adults in China. Methods A cross-sectional design was used to assess the relationship between occupational status, internet use and depression. This study employed data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) conducted in 2017. The full sample size of this study is 2,403. OLS regression was adopted to explore the correlation between occupational status and depression and the moderating role of internet use. Meanwhile, a heterogeneity analysis based on residence registration was implemented to explore the difference between rural and urban sample groups. Results The findings suggested that higher occupational status was related to lower depression level. By playing an inhibitory moderating role between the association of occupational status and depression, internet use and occupational status formed a substituting effect. Meanwhile, the above moderating effect was only significant in urban group and insignificant in rural group. Besides, being male and having higher social class were significantly and negatively correlated with depression. Conclusion This study began with the theory of social stratification and social mobility, added the theory of social capital, constructed an analytical framework of regulatory effect, put forward two basic assumptions, selected measurement indicators taking into account Chinese cultural factors, and conducted empirical tests using authoritative statistical software and national representative data, providing a new theoretical contribution to our understanding of the impact of occupational status and depression in developing countries.

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Retirement, Pensions, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in China, England, Mexico, and the United States

Cited by 20 publications

References 58 publications

Basic psychological need satisfaction across the retirement transition: Changes and longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms

Basic psychological need satisfaction across the retirement transition: Changes and longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms

Perceived Housing in Relation to Retirement and Relocation: A Qualitative Interview Study among Older Adults

The role of internet use in the relationship between occupational status and depression

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