scholarly journals Who Benefits in Vitality After Retirement? Findings From a 3-Year Panel Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 464-464
Author(s):  
Anushiya Vanajan ◽  
Ute Bültmann ◽  
Kène Henkens
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Manual Work ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Health Measures

Abstract Background. Past studies have revealed the effect of retirement on various health measures. None, however, have studied retirement’s effect on vitality, a holistic measure of physical and mental health. To boot, very few studies have addressed the heterogeneity in the health consequences of retirement. This study investigates the effect of retirement on vitality, and how this effect is influenced by 1) manual work and 2) baseline vitality. Methods. The analyses were based on two waves of the NIDI Pension Panel Survey, collected in the Netherlands in 2015 and 2018. Data from 4,156 older workers (N=4,156), of whom 1,934 (46.5%) retired between waves, were analysed. Vitality is assessed in three ways, as: 1) a composite measure of vitality, and its sub-components 2) energy and 3) fatigue. Results. Conditional Change OLS Regression Models demonstrate that retirement improves vitality and decreases fatigue. These effects were heterogeneous. Retirement was more advantageous for older workers who experienced poor vitality and increased fatigue before retirement. Likewise, older workers who were employed in manual work before retirement, experienced the largest gains in vitality and deepest declines in fatigue post-retirement. No such effects were found for energy. Conclusions. Older workers experiencing low baseline vitality and high baseline fatigue and those in manual labor may benefit from early retirement. Since early retirement is financially unfavorable, it is essential to provide these groups of workers with workplace vitality interventions that may not only improve their vitality and quality of working life, but also extend their participation in the labor market.

scholarly journals Do older manual workers benefit in vitality after retirement? Findings from a 3-year follow-up panel study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anushiya Vanajan ◽  
Ute Bültmann ◽  
Kène Henkens
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Manual Work ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
High Fatigue

Abstract Vitality is the feeling of physical and mental aliveness. Vitality benefits individual, organizational and societal well-being. However, we know much less about the dynamics in the levels of vitality and its’ precursors. This study investigates the effects of retirement on vitality and how this effect differs between manual and non-manual workers and by baseline levels of vitality. We used two waves of the NIDI Pension Panel Survey, collected in the Netherlands in 2015 and 2018. Data from 4156 older workers (N = 4156), of whom 1934 (46.5%) retired between waves, were analysed. Vitality is assessed in three ways, as: (1) a composite measure of vitality, and its subcomponents (2) energy and (3) fatigue. Conditional Change OLS Regression models demonstrated that retirement is associated with improved vitality and decreased fatigue. Older workers who retire from manual work at wave 1 experienced the largest gains in vitality and highest declines in fatigue at wave 2, compared to those who remained employed. Retirement was more advantageous for older workers who experienced poor vitality and high fatigue at wave 1. No such effects were found for energy. Older workers in manual work, those experiencing low vitality and high fatigue at wave 1, may benefit most from early retirement. Since opportunities for early retirement are highly restrictive, it is essential to provide these groups of workers with effective work accommodations and interventions that may not only improve their vitality and quality of working life, but also extend their participation in the labour market.

scholarly journals Do stereotypes about older workers change? A panel study on changing attitudes of managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 535-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik P. van Dalen ◽  
Kène Henkens
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Over Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to see whether attitudes toward older workers by managers change over time and what might explain development over time. Design/methodology/approach A unique panel study of Dutch managers is used to track the development of their attitudes toward older workers over time (2010–2013) by focusing on a set of qualities of older workers aged 50 and older. A conditional change model is used to explain the variation in changes by focusing on characteristics of the manager (age, education, gender, tenure and contact with older workers) and of the firm (composition staff, type of work and sector, size). Findings Managers have significantly adjusted their views on the so-called “soft skills” of older workers, like reliability and loyalty. Attitudes toward “hard skills” – like physical stamina, new tech skills and willingness to train – have not changed. Important drivers behind these changes are the age of the manager – the older the manager, the more likely a positive change in attitude toward older workers can be observed – and the change in the quality of contact with older workers. A deterioration of the managers’ relationship with older workers tends to correspond with a decline in their assessment of soft and hard skills. Social implications Attitudes are not very susceptible to change but this study shows that a significant change can be expected simply from the fact that managers age: older managers tend to have a more positive assessment of the hard and soft skills of older workers than young managers. Originality/value This paper offers novel insights into the question whether stereotypes of managers change over time.

scholarly journals Working Late: strategies to enhance productive and healthy environments for an older workforce

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Haslam ◽  
Myanna Duncan ◽  
Aadil Kazi ◽  
Ricardo Twumasi ◽  
Stacy Clemes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Life Course

This chapter discusses the Working Late research project, which investigated the practice and policy issues associated with later life working. This multidisciplinary research project explored later life working across three main themes: employment context, occupational health context and the work environment. The Working Late research was underpinned by active engagement with agencies, employers and older workers to guide the research process and deliver effective and wide ranging dissemination of the findings. The project developed and evaluated new interventions, resources and design solutions to promote health and quality of working life across the life course.

scholarly journals Quality of Working Life among 50+ Employees across the EU: A Double Jeopardy for Croatian Older Workers

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zvonimir Galić ◽  
◽  
Maja Parmač Kovačić ◽  
Maja Vehovec Vehovec ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Double Jeopardy ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
The Eu

Logistic regression models for predicting physical and mental health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholam Hossein Alishiri ◽  
Noushin Bayat ◽  
Ali Fathi Ashtiani ◽  
Seyed Abbas Tavallaii ◽  
Shervin Assari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Changes in the Health of Adolescent Athletes: A Comparison of Health Measures Collected Before and During the CoVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. McGuine ◽  
Kevin Biese ◽  
Scott J. Hetzel ◽  
Labina Petrovska ◽  
Stephanie Kliethermes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Measures

ABSTRACT Context: In the spring of 2020, schools closed to in-person teaching and sports were cancelled to control the transmission of CoVID-19. The changes that took place to the physical and mental health among young athletes during this time remain unknown, however. Objective: Identify changes in the health (mental health, physical activity and quality of life) of athletes that occurred during the CoVID-19 pandemic. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Sample recruited via social media. Patients or Other Participants: 3243 Wisconsin adolescent athletes (age=16.2±1.2 yrs., female=58% female) completed an online survey in May 2020 (DuringCoVID-19). Health measures for this cohort were compared with previously reported data for Wisconsin adolescent athletes (n=5231, age=15.7±1.2, 47% female) collected in 2016–2018 (PreCoVID-19). Main Outcome Measure(s): Demographic information included: sex, grade and sports played. Health assessments included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item (PHQ-9) to identify depression symptoms, the Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (PFABS) for physical activity, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) for health related quality of life (HRQoL). Univariable comparisons of these variables between groups were made via t-tests or chi-square tests. Means and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for each group were estimated by survey weighted ANOVA models. RESULTS: Compared to PreCoVID-19, a larger proportion of the During-CoVID-19 participants reported rates of moderate to severe levels of depression (9.7% vs 32.9%, p<0.001). During-CoVID-19 participants reported 50% lower (worse) PFABS scores (mean:12.2 [95%CI: 11.9, 12.5] vs 24.7 [24.5, 24.9] p<0.001) and lower (worse) PedsQL total scores compared to the PreCoVID-19 participants (78.4 [78.0, 78.8] vs. 90.9 [90.5, 91.3] p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: During the CoVID-19 pandemic, adolescent athletes reported increased symptoms of depression, decreased physical activity and decreased quality of life compared to adolescent athletes in previous years.

Early Retirement Decisions and How They Affect Later Quality of Life

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Maule ◽  
D. R. Cliff ◽  
R. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Retirement Decisions

AbstractOlder workers are often placed in an unenviable position in the face of stereotypes which define them as increasingly marginal in the work force, and view retirement in terms of status loss and disengagement. Yet voluntary early retirement schemes have been a recent feature of work organisations of all types in Britain, Western Europe and North America. The nature of the decision-making processes of those involved in such schemes has not been widely researched and such studies as have been conducted have not drawn on the existing framework of decision analysis. This paper reports the findings of two linked studies into the early retirement decisions of men working in Britain for a large multinational company in the manufacturing sector. The first investigated the factors deemed to be important for a group of men at the point of decision whilst the second investigated both the factors deemed to be important and the quality of life of a group of men who had taken the decision to retire early between 18 months and 3 years previously. Both studies indicated that the decision-making process is complex and cannot be reduced to single-factors like health or financial status. The most important factor in the quality of life of early retirees was the matching of expectations of further work at the point of decision. The studies illustrated the utility of a decision analysis approach to the study of early retirement.

scholarly journals Effects of Residential Instability of Renters on Their Perceived Health Status: Findings from the Korean Welfare Panel Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7125
Author(s):  
Kiduk Park ◽  
Wonseok Seo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Health Status ◽  
Residential Instability ◽  
The Impact

Identifying the impact of housing instability on the health status of renters with relatively high economic difficulties is important for the improvement of renters’ quality of life and their social security. Accordingly, this study adopted a panel data regression approach to examine the associations between residential instability and perceived health status—including physical and mental health—using 14 waves (2006–2019) of longitudinal data collected by the Korean Welfare Panel Study. The results showed that residential instability significantly affected perceived health status, and renters who experienced residential instability perceived worse health status and had more severe depression than those who did not experience residential instability. Moreover, failure to meet the minimum housing standard worsened depression in renters. Despite assistance benefits from the government, permanent rental housing and the national basic living security were also factors that worsened depression. Dissatisfaction with one’s residential environment and social relationships were also associated with increased depression. We recommend that the overall quality of housing welfare services, including a focus on the mental health of low-income renters, be improved by expanding the range of services, increasing the number of professional housing welfare workers, and supplying community facilities for increasing residential and social relationship satisfactions.

A Downward Spiral? A Panel Study of Misinformation and Media Trust in Chile

2021 ◽  
pp. 194016122110252
Author(s):  
Sebastián Valenzuela ◽  
Daniel Halpern ◽  
Felipe Araneda
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Downward Spiral ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Trust ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Over Time

Despite widespread concern, research on the consequences of misinformation on people's attitudes is surprisingly scant. To fill in this gap, the current study examines the long-term relationship between misinformation and trust in the news media. Based on the reinforcing spirals model, we analyzed data from a three-wave panel survey collected in Chile between 2017 and 2019. We found a weak, over-time relationship between misinformation and media skepticism. Specifically, initial beliefs on factually dubious information were negatively correlated with subsequent levels of trust in the news media. Lower trust in the media, in turn, was related over time to higher levels of misinformation. However, we found no evidence of a reverse, parallel process where media trust shielded users against misinformation, further reinforcing trust in the news media. The lack of evidence of a downward spiral suggests that the corrosive effects of misinformation on attitudes toward the news media are less serious than originally suggested. We close with a discussion of directions for future research.

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