The Effect of the Public Pension and the Old-Age Preparation on the Life Satisfaction of the Elderly with Disabilities who have Paid Jobs: Focusing on Mediating Effects of Self-esteem

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-106
Author(s):  
Gi Tae Kim ◽  
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Hae Seong Kim ◽  
Jin Yeong Song ◽  
Jong Hwa Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Old Age ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
The Public

Internationally Common Features of Public Old-Age Pensions, and Their Implications for Models of the Public Sector

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey B Mulligan ◽  
Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Country Characteristics ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Old Age ◽  
Lifetime Earnings

Abstract What does the international history of old-age Social Security program design say about the forces creating and sustaining it as a public program? First, because many program features are internationally common, and/or explained by country characteristics, SS may emerge and grow due to systematic political and economic forces. Second, some observations suggest that political forces are important: (a) SS redistributes from young to old, even when the elderly consume as much or more than do the young, and (b) benefits increase with lifetime earnings and are hardly means-tested. On the other hand, it is not simply a matter of the elderly out-voting the young, because: (c) benefit formulas induce retirement, especially in the countries with the largest SS budgets, and (d) similar public pension programs emerge and grow under very different political regimes. We explain how empirical observations, and some currently unanswered empirical questions, relate to various public pension theories.

scholarly journals Old Age Support in Urban China: The Role of Pension Schemes, Self-Support Ability and Intergenerational Assistance

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucille Aba Abruquah ◽  
Xiuxia Yin ◽  
Ya Ding
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Pension Scheme ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Urban Elderly ◽  
Old Age Support ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pension Schemes

With the aim of probing into the life satisfaction of retired urban elderly in China with respect to old age support systems, this study examines the effect of pension reform with its existing inequalities across demographic and social groups on the life satisfaction of retired urban residents. The complementary role of intergenerational assistance and self-support on the life satisfaction of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the pension scheme was analyzed using an ordered logit regression model with 2015 national representative data from China’s Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey. Our sample consists of a cross-sectional data set of 3815 retired urban elderly aged 60 and above. The empirical results depict that though enjoying benefits from the public pension scheme generally enhances life satisfaction, beneficiaries of the Government and Institution Pension and Enterprise Employee Basic Pension are more advantaged than beneficiaries under the Urban-Rural Social Pension Scheme. The pension inequalities existing at provincial levels and across social groups such as gender and residence registration status also affect life satisfaction adversely. Women and rural ‘Hukou’ registered retired urban residents are at an apparent disadvantage. Getting financial and emotional support from children broadly improves life satisfaction. Non-beneficiaries of the public pension benefit more from the financial support of children than public pension beneficiaries. There is also a positive effect of cohabiting with children on life satisfaction when retired urban residents are single as compared to being married. Financial and physical self-support ability in forms of good health, home ownership and wealth management enhance life satisfaction significantly. However, largely, retired urban elderly have a higher life satisfaction when they are financially independent of children and are supported by state pension schemes. Our findings indicate that self-support ability of the elderly together with pension benefits are more effective in enhancing the life satisfaction of retired urban elderly in China. It is recommended that government institute policies to promote personal finance initiatives by the elderly while improving the pension scheme and reducing pension inequality.

scholarly journals Autoestima e fatores associados às condições sociais em idosos Self esteem and factors associated with social conditions in the elderly

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 738
Author(s):  
Saulo Sacramento Meira ◽  
Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽  
Cezar Augusto Casotti ◽  
Doane Martins Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Factors Associated

Objetivo: avaliar a autoestima e sua associação com as condições sociais em idosos corresidentes no Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais. Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico, tipo inquérito domiciliar de base populacional, realizado com 279 idosos, residentes na zona urbana e rural do município de Salto da Divisa-MG, sem déficit cognitivo segundo critérios do Mini Exame do Estado Mental. Para obter os dados utilizou-se a Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg e o questionário Brazil Old Age Schedule. Os dados foram tabulados e analisados no SPSS®. Para verificar a associação utilizou-se o teste do qui-quadrado de Pearson (X2), com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: Quanto a autoestima, 22,9% apresentaram alta, 69,5% normal e 7,5% baixa autoestima. Diferenças significativas foram identificadas entre a autoestima e as variáveis escolaridade (p=0,005) e satisfação com os coabitantes (p=0,048). Conclusão: Na população pesquisada, possuir escolaridade e as relações interpessoais em domicílio se configurou como fatores protetores para a boa autoestima.

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