Retirement and mental health: does social participation mitigate the association? A fixed-effects longitudinal analysis

Retirement and mental health: does social participation mitigate the association? A fixed-effects longitudinal analysis

Abstract Background Empirical evidence investigating heterogeneous impact of retirement on mental health depending on social backgrounds is lacking, especially among older adults. Methods We examined the impact of changes in working status on changes in mental health using Japanese community-dwellin...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Shiba, Naoki Kondo, Katsunori Kondo, Ichiro Kawachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Retirement
Mental health
Social participation
Fixed-effects
Japan
Older adults
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4427-0

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