The effect of retirement on elderly cognitive functioning

Atalay, Kadir; Barrett, Garry F.; Staneva, Anita

doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2019.04.006

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“…The second strand of literature examines the impact of retirement on various aspects of the Atalay et al 2019). Within this literature, our study is more closely related to a small and growing number of studies which primarily focus on the relationship between retirement and wellbeing.…”

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Does Retirement Lead to Life Satisfaction? Causal Evidence from Fixed Effect Instrumental Variable Models

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This paper presents robust evidence that retirement causally improves overall life satisfaction which is subsequently explained by improvements in satisfaction with one's financial situation, free time, health, and participation in local community activities. Furthermore, while the positive wellbeing impact of retirement is sizable initially, it fades after the first 3 years. We find that the improvements in financial satisfaction upon retirement are only observed for low-income individuals. However, the wellbeing impact of retirement does not differ by gender, educational, occupational, economic or marital backgrounds. We also explore several potential explanations for our findings. This paper employs a fixed effect instrumental variable model, which exploits the discontinuity in the eligibility ages for state pension to construct an instrument for retirement, and 18 waves of high-quality Australian panel data. The results also suggest that failing to adequately account for the endogeneity of retirement would result in a downward-biased estimate of a positive wellbeing impact of retirement.

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“…We focus on individuals aged between 55 and 75 years old at any point during the study period, in line with the usual practice in previous Australian studies (Zhu 2016; Atalay et al 2019Atalay et al , 2020).…”

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“…Our FE-IV approach follows several recent Australian studies (e.g. Zhu 2016;Atalay & Zhu 2018;Atalay et al 2019;Nguyen et al 2020).…”

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Retirement, Social Support and Mental Wellbeing: A Couple-Level Analysis

Kettlewell

Lam

2020

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Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.

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“…According to the conscious processing hypothesis, internal focus instructions generate a greater load on working memory [compared to external focus instructions] and thus result in poorer performance [31,32]. As well as common coding theory provides a possible explanation for the advantages of focusing on the effects of movements rather than on the movements themselves.…”

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“…As well as common coding theory provides a possible explanation for the advantages of focusing on the effects of movements rather than on the movements themselves. According to this theory, perception and action require a common representational medium-efferent and afferent codes are stored in the form of distal events [31,33]. Cluff et al [2010] investigated the role of attention focus on the performance of cognitive and motor tasks along with posture control.…”

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Balance Control and Muscles Activity of An Elderly Retired Man During Different Focus of Attention Instructions

Amini¹,

Shirvani²,

Bazgir³

2020

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Background: Good balance and muscle activity are essential to do daily activities. Recent studies have focused on the relations between balance and attention patterns. The study of the balance and muscle activity of people in different patterns of attention can clarify the nature of the effect of attention instructions. Purpose: The present study aims to evaluate the changes in different focus of attention instructions and quality of balance control and muscle activity in the elderly retired. Methods: Thirty elderly retired men [mean age: 51.6 ± 6.4 years] were recruited for this study. Subjects were selected through the berg balance test. Balance control ability [Biodex Balance System] and muscle activity [electromyography system] were assessed in two conditions, internal attention and external attention task. The data obtained were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA at a significant level of P<0.05. Results: Body sway and muscle activity parameters were correlated with different patterns of attention. During external focus condition, [1] Center of Pressure [CoP] total two-leg balance, CoP medio-lateral and CoP anterior-posterior for external-focus were lowered [P<0.05] and [2] Tibialis anterior and soleus for the leg, biceps brachii and triceps brachii for the arm, sternocleidomastoid and semispinalis capitis for external-focus were lowered [P<0.05]. Conclusion: Improved static balance responses and alterations in postural control were observed under external focus conditions. An external focus of attention may be the preferred method for facilitating balance control and muscle activation in an elderly retired man.

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The effect of retirement on elderly cognitive functioning

Cited by 64 publications

References 42 publications

Does Retirement Lead to Life Satisfaction? Causal Evidence from Fixed Effect Instrumental Variable Models

Does Retirement Lead to Life Satisfaction? Causal Evidence from Fixed Effect Instrumental Variable Models

Retirement, Social Support and Mental Wellbeing: A Couple-Level Analysis

Balance Control and Muscles Activity of An Elderly Retired Man During Different Focus of Attention Instructions

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