The Effect of Retirement on Mental Health and Health Behaviors
The Kaiser Permanente Retirement Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12440700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorraine T Midanik (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Krikor Soghikian (Kaiser Permanente), Laura J Ransom (Kaiser Permanente), Irene S Tekawa (Kaiser Permanente) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 50B |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | S59-S61 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geronb/50b.1.s59 |
| PMID | 7757831 |
| OpenAlex | W2056151210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
To assess the short-term effect of retirement on mental health and health behaviors of members of a health maintenance organization aged 60-66, questionnaires were completed in 1985 and 1987 by employed members planning to retire during the study period and those not planning to retire. Mental health and health behaviors of members who actually retired (n = 320) were compared with those members who did not retire (n = 275). Using logistic regression controlling for age, gender, marital status, and education, we found that retired members were more likely to have lower stress levels and to engage in regular exercise more often as compared to those who did not retire during the study period. Retired women were more likely to report no alcohol problems as compared to nonretired women. There were no differences between the groups on self-reported mental health status, coping, depression, smoking, alcohol consumption, and frequency of drunkenness. These findings underscore the importance of assessing positive benefits associated with retirement and call for further evaluation of whether these benefits persist over time
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Coping (psychology · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Marital status · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Workplace Health and Well-being · Demography · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 47 |
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| Citations per year | 1,62 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 47 |