INTEREST GROUP SESSION - AGING WORKFORCE: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY RETIREMENT TRANSITION AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

摘要

The large postwar baby-boomer generations are currently retiring from labor market in the US and in Europe. The transition to retirement is considered an important turning point which is accompanied by changes in many aspects of life. The international symposium will explore the dynamic relationships between employment histories, transition into retirement and health and health behaviours. Dr. Neda Agahi will present results related to changes in drinking habits following retirement based on the Health, Aging and Retirement Transitions in Sweden study. Dr. Baowen Xue will share results related to changes in cognitive functioning during retirement transition based on the Whitehall II Study from the UK. Dr. Sari Stenholm will examine whether individual and neighborhood socioeconomic indicators influence on the changes in health and health behaviors during retirement transition based on the Finnish Public Sector Study. MSc Sascha de Breij highlights whether work characteristics predicts health development after retirement by using data from three European countries: Netherlands (LASA), Denmark (DLSA) and England (ELSA). Finally, Dr. Paola Zaninotto presents results related to critical employment histories from early to late adulthood and their associations with cognition, well-being and health in late life based on the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and the Study of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Taken together, these studies will provide new insights on employment history, changes during and after retirement transition and will increase our understanding about this life stage as a potential opportunity to support active and healthy ageing.