Gill Mein
Biographic Data
| ID | 3932687 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gill Mein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gill |
| FAMILY NAME | Mein |
| SIGNATURE | MEIN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0421-8811 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Altruism and participation in longitudinal health research? Insights from the Whitehall II Study
The effects of pre-retirement factors and retirement route on circumstances in retirement
Retirement has traditionally been seen as the beginning of old age. It has been depicted as mandatory expulsion from the workforce and seen to mark the transition to a period of ill health and poverty. Such ideas and associations are however being challenged in the developed world by socio-demographic changes in retirement and old age. People in the United Kingdom as elsewhere are living longer and healthier lives, and many older people have acce…
Pathways to early retirement
The context of this paper is the changing nature of later life in the United Kingdom. It examines some of the broader issues of early retirement. While there has been considerable debate about the restructuring of employment during the latter part of the 20th century which led to a shake-out of older workers from the labour force, less attention has been given to those who take voluntary early retirement. Given the importance of early retirement …
Is retirement good or bad for mental and physical health functioning? Whitehall II longitudinal study of civil servants
Background: To determine whether retirement at age 60 is associated with improvement or deterioration in mental and physical health, when analysed by occupational grade and gender. Methods: Longitudinal study of civil servants aged 54 to 59 years at baseline, comparing changes in SF-36 health functioning in retired (n=392) and working (n=618) participants at follow up. Data were collected from self completed questionnaires. Results: Mental health…
Paradigms of retirement
Is retirement good or bad for mental and physical health functioning? Whitehall II longitudinal study of civil servants
Background: To determine whether retirement at age 60 is associated with improvement or deterioration in mental and physical health, when analysed by occupational grade and gender. Methods: Longitudinal study of civil servants aged 54 to 59 years at baseline, comparing changes in SF-36 health functioning in retired (n=392) and working (n=618) participants at follow up. Data were collected from self completed questionnaires. Results: Mental health…
The effects of pre-retirement factors and retirement route on circumstances in retirement
Retirement has traditionally been seen as the beginning of old age. It has been depicted as mandatory expulsion from the workforce and seen to mark the transition to a period of ill health and poverty. Such ideas and associations are however being challenged in the developed world by socio-demographic changes in retirement and old age. People in the United Kingdom as elsewhere are living longer and healthier lives, and many older people have acce…
Pathways to early retirement
The context of this paper is the changing nature of later life in the United Kingdom. It examines some of the broader issues of early retirement. While there has been considerable debate about the restructuring of employment during the latter part of the 20th century which led to a shake-out of older workers from the labour force, less attention has been given to those who take voluntary early retirement. Given the importance of early retirement …
Paradigms of retirement
Altruism and participation in longitudinal health research? Insights from the Whitehall II Study
Paradigms of retirement
Pathways to early retirement
The context of this paper is the changing nature of later life in the United Kingdom. It examines some of the broader issues of early retirement. While there has been considerable debate about the restructuring of employment during the latter part of the 20th century which led to a shake-out of older workers from the labour force, less attention has been given to those who take voluntary early retirement. Given the importance of early retirement …
Is retirement good or bad for mental and physical health functioning? Whitehall II longitudinal study of civil servants
Background: To determine whether retirement at age 60 is associated with improvement or deterioration in mental and physical health, when analysed by occupational grade and gender. Methods: Longitudinal study of civil servants aged 54 to 59 years at baseline, comparing changes in SF-36 health functioning in retired (n=392) and working (n=618) participants at follow up. Data were collected from self completed questionnaires. Results: Mental health…
The effects of pre-retirement factors and retirement route on circumstances in retirement
Retirement has traditionally been seen as the beginning of old age. It has been depicted as mandatory expulsion from the workforce and seen to mark the transition to a period of ill health and poverty. Such ideas and associations are however being challenged in the developed world by socio-demographic changes in retirement and old age. People in the United Kingdom as elsewhere are living longer and healthier lives, and many older people have acce…
Altruism and participation in longitudinal health research? Insights from the Whitehall II Study
Employment and Welfare Studies (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Retirement age (4 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (4 works) · Civil servants (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Pension (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)