The Effect of Retirement on Health Behaviors, Mental Health and Subjective Health Status

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 5-29
Author(s):  
Jungtaek Lee ◽  
Juyeon Kim
2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-193
Author(s):  
Susanne Seyda ◽  
Thomas Lampert

This article analyses the influence of the family on the development of children concerning the probability to smoke, to have mental health problems and the subjective health status. We also control for the influence of family resources (family coherence, parenting skills, parent-child relationship) and enquire if potential negative effects of family structure can be compensated for by good family resources. After controlling a broad set of variables we found that family resources are an important factor for explaining the development of children but do not affect the influence of family structure. When controlling for health conditions of the children and health behavior of the parents the impact of family structure weakens (smoking, mental health problems) or diminishes (subjective health status). We found that parents in non-traditional families with good or above average family resources can partly compensate for negative effects of the family structure. Zusammenfassung Die Studie untersucht anhand der Daten des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys die Frage, ob die Familienstruktur die Gesundheit von Kindern in Deutschland beeinflusst. Dabei werden das aktuelle Rauchen, psychische Auffälligkeiten und der subjektive Gesundheitszustand betrachtet. Es wird auch das Vorhandensein von familiären Ressourcen (familiärer Zusammenhalt, Familienklima und Erziehungsverhalten) berücksichtigt. Es findet sich ein negativer Effekt der Familienstruktur, der auch durch die Berücksichtigung von Schutzfaktoren kaum reduziert wird. Der Einfluss der Familienstruktur verringert sich (Rauchen, psychische Auffälligkeiten) oder verschwindet (subjektiver Gesundheitszustand), wenn auch gesundheitliche Faktoren von Eltern und Kindern berücksichtigt werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Elternteile in nicht-traditionellen Familien negative Effekte der Familienstruktur nur teilweise durch gute oder überdurchschnittliche familiäre Ressourcen kompensieren können: Für das Risiko zu rauchen konnten keine Kompensationseffekte festgestellt werden. Bei psychischen Auffälligkeiten reduzieren gute und überdurchschnittliche familiäre Ressourcen das Risiko für Auffälligkeiten. Hinsichtlich des subjektiven Gesundheitszustands gibt es kaum Kompensationseffekte.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-500
Author(s):  
Younpyo Lee ◽  
Su-keun Park ◽  
Jae-ho Khil ◽  
Sungho Maeng ◽  
Jungwon Shin ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Katalin Nagyváradi ◽  
Zsuzsa Mátrai

AbstractSeveral research works in the related international literature on sociology and health sciences deal with the state of health in one selected population. In these studies, the chosen sample is often connected with special jobs, especially with healthcare professionals and their working conditions. These studies predominantly examine the self-rated subjective health status using questionnaires. There are others that assess the state of health based not only on self-rated subjective indicators, but also using objective data gained by measuring. Considering the international experiences, we chose a special population in our research – healthcare professionals working in an institute for chronically ill psychiatric patients. Our choice was influenced by the fact that we wanted to include their unique working conditions when exploring and assessing their health status. Moreover, our approach was to assess the objective state of health alongside the subjective factors, as our hypothesis was that the majority of the indicators presumably coincided. The data were collected with the help of three questionnaires and some indicators of the objective health statuses were measured. The findings were processed using the SPSS 17.0 mathematical-statistical software package. Following the descriptive statistics, we applied hierarchic cluster-analysis based on results of the WHOQOLD-BREF26 life-quality questionnaire, the WHO WBI-5 Well Being Index, and on the body composition analysis. The results show the objective and subjective health status of population and the factors that influenced it; the working conditions and the interpersonal contacts in the workplace. The conclusion was that in the examined population the subjective and objective health status doesn’t coincide.


Author(s):  
Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan ◽  
Yoshihiko Kadoya

The precautionary measures and uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have serious psychological impacts on peoples’ mental health. We used longitudinal data from Hiroshima University to investigate loneliness before and during the pandemic among older and younger people in Japan. We provide evidence that loneliness among both older and younger people increased considerably during the pandemic. Although loneliness among younger people is more pervasive, the magnitude of increase in loneliness during the pandemic is higher among older people. Our logit regression analysis shows that age, subjective health status, and feelings of depression are strongly associated with loneliness before and during the pandemic. Moreover, household income and financial satisfaction are associated with loneliness among older people during the pandemic while gender, marital status, living condition, and depression are associated with loneliness among younger people during the pandemic. The evidence of increasing loneliness during the pandemic is concerning for a traditionally well-connected and culturally collectivist society such as Japan. As loneliness has a proven connection with both physical and mental health, we suggest immediate policy interventions to provide mental health support for lonely people so they feel more cared for, secure, and socially connected.


2011 ◽  
pp. P3-285-P3-285
Author(s):  
Sandra Schindler ◽  
Matthias Mohlig ◽  
Natalia Kremenevskaya ◽  
Michael Buchfelder ◽  
Christof Schofl

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