Work after retirement affects elderly mental health and behaviors in Addis Ababa

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the impact of being without a job post-retirement on mental health (depression, life satisfaction) and behaviors (alcohol and cigarette). A cross-sectional study was conducted on 330 Ethiopians aged 60–69. Compared to workers, retirees without a job reported higher depression, lower life satisfaction, and hazardous drinking ( d = .49, .39 and φ = .65, respectively). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that being without a job post-retirement was associated with depression and life dissatisfaction. Thus, greater emphasis has to be given to improve the mental health and behaviors of retired elderly.

Ethiopian aging policy: A review of existing frameworks in relation to the Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging

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Attitude toward Aging Mediates the Relationship between Personality and Mental Health in Older Adults

“…The age of the participants ranged from 60 to 69 years, with a mean age of 64.81 years ( SD = 3.22). A detailed description about sample size determination and study procedures were presented in a previous paper [ 37 ].…”

The effects of resilience and basic personality traits on subjective well-being in elderly

“…Kada su u pitanju crte ličnosti, potvrđeno je da one predstavljaju važne prediktore subjektivnog blagostanja na uzorku starih (Bedaso & Han, 2021;Koorevaar et al, 2013;Melendez et al, 2019;Rossi et al, 2014), i to najpre emocionalne komponente (Steel et al, 2008), pri čemu se najčešće izdvajaju neuroticizam i ekstraverzija (Hayes & Joseph, 2003). Naime, ekstraverzija i savesnost se izdvajaju kao protektivni faktori za razvoj depresije (Koorevaar et al, 2013), dok je neuroticizam najbolji prediktor depresivnih simptoma (Olawa & Idemudia, 2020;Weber et al, 2013).…”