The role of self-employment in Ireland’s older workforce

Nolan, Alexis; Barrett, Alan

doi:10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100201

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“…When these happen, there is a high tendency of such individuals to suffer from the mental problems (42,43). Previous authors conclude that, to improve the mental health of elderly adults, in particular, their interpersonal relationship, sense of belonging, and respect for such people should be improved either through interaction with people at the workplace or at home (44)(45)(46).…”

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Does Participation in Local Non-agricultural Employment Improve the Mental Health of Elderly Adults in Rural Areas? Evidence From China

Jia

Zhuang

Lucero

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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A rising rate of suicide among the elderly in rural China has been recognized to be triggered by mental health-associated factors. This study uses 3,397 sampled rural elderly adults from China Labor-force Dynamic Survey in 2016 to explore the response mechanism through which non-agricultural employment participation by the elderly adults in rural China can influence their mental health. Utilizing the Multivariate Regression, Instrumental Variable and Propensity Score Matching methods, we find that, the rural elderly adults who participate in local non-agricultural employment significantly improve their mental health. Self-employment tends to have a greater positive contribution to the mental health of the elderly population than waged employment. Further, work income, need for belongingness and respect, and human capital development significantly mediates the influence of participation in local non-agricultural employment on the mental health of the elderly adults. Finally, we put forward relevant policy suggestions to improving the mental health of the elderly in the countryside.

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Section: Theoretical Foundation and Research Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does Participation in Local Non-agricultural Employment Improve the Mental Health of Elderly Adults in Rural Areas? Evidence From China

Jia

Zhuang

Lucero

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…This is also in accordance with Beblo (2018) research which states that there is a significant gender gap in preferences for work. However, contrary to the research of Zissimopoulos & Karoly (2007) Nolan (2019), it is stated that to enter entrepreneurial work are dominated by men rather than women.…”

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“…The decision to work between the male and female age groups is different and so are the employment opportunities of the male and female. According to Nolan (2019), most workers in the entrepreneurial sector have a relatively old age and a relatively low level of education. the lower the level of education, the more likely the workforce is likely to be entrepreneurial.…”

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Labor Decision Analysis In West Sumatra

Saputra

Adry

2021

JEJ

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This study aims to analysis the determinants of labor employment decisions in West Sumatra.. The data used in this study is SAKERNAS data in 2018. The variables used in this study are workforce employment decisions, education level, gender, age, and residential area. This study uses multinomial logistic regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that: (1) Education has a significant effect on employment decisions for contract wages and wages without contracts compared to entrepreneurs in West Sumatra (2) Gender significantly influences employment decisions for contract wages and wages without contracts compared to entrepreneurs in West Sumatra (3) Age has a significant effect on contractual wage employment decisions compared to entrepneurship, while age variable has no significant effect on contractual wage employment decisions compared to entrepreneurship in West Sumatra (4) The area of residence has a significant effect on wage employment decisions with contracts compared to entrepreneurship, where as variables the area of residence does not significantly influence the decision of wage employment without a contract compared to entrepreneurship in West Sumatra.

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“…According to the Activity Theory, the elderly population can engage in social work, and the higher the activity level, the easier it is for the elderly to feel satisfied with life and adapt to the society, thus reducing the degree of depression [ 31 ]. For the young people who have just stepped into the old age, they still have the ability to work after retirement [ 32 ], they can continue to participate in social activities and sustain a lifestyle with a high activity level, so as to maintain their mental health. Although the employment of the elderly can bring many benefits in theory, based on practical considerations, on the one hand, because of rational economic choices, employers in the labor market are often reluctant to hire the elderly who has low production efficiency [ 15 ], so the elderly are unlikely to re-work through employment, and thus self-employment becomes a realistic way for them to participate in employment.…”

Section: Theoretical Analysis and Research Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of self-employment on mental health of the younger elderly in China

Zhou

Zhan

2023

BMC Geriatr

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Background With the prolongation of the life expectancy of the Chinese population and the intensification of the aging process of the population, the mental health problems of the elderly have become increasingly prominent. This study aims to explore whether self-employment can promote and how to promote the mental health of the elderly. Method Based on the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) data, this paper uses OLS model and KHB method to verify the impact of self-employment on the mental health of the younger elderly and its mechanism. Results The results indicate that self-employment can significantly reduce the depression tendency of the younger elderly and promote their mental health. Heterogeneity analysis shows that self-employment has a more significant positive impact on the mental health of the younger elderly who are self-rated healthy, free of chronic diseases and low-level medical service utilization. The mechanism shows that self-employment can indirectly improve the mental health of the younger elderly through income growth effect and self-worth realization effect, in which the self-worth realization effect is greater than the economic effect. It illustrates that with the development of China’s economy, the elderly are pursuing more intrinsic values brought by self-employment than economic benefits. Conclusion In view of the above research results, it is suggested to encourage the elderly to actively participate in social activities, provide policy support for the younger elderly to engage in self-employment, increase government support as well as health guarantee level, and improve the subjective initiative of the elderly to participate in self-employment, so that the society can truly realize the healthy aging of “being useful and productive for the elderly”.

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The role of self-employment in Ireland’s older workforce

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Does Participation in Local Non-agricultural Employment Improve the Mental Health of Elderly Adults in Rural Areas? Evidence From China

Does Participation in Local Non-agricultural Employment Improve the Mental Health of Elderly Adults in Rural Areas? Evidence From China

Labor Decision Analysis In West Sumatra

The impact of self-employment on mental health of the younger elderly in China

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