Time spent on work-related activities social activities and time pressure as intermediary determinants of health disparities among elderly women and men in 5 European countries: a structural equation model

摘要

BackgroundPsychosocial factors shape the health of older adults through complex inter-relating pathways. Besides socioeconomic factors, time use activities may explain gender inequality in self-reported health. This study investigated the role of work-related and social time use activities as determinants of health in old age. Specifically, we analysed whether the impact of stress in terms of time pressure on health mediated the relationship between work-related time use activities (i.e. housework and paid work) on self-reported health.