Retirement and Productive Activity in Later Life

Dosman, Donna; Fast, Janet; Chapman, Sherry Anne; Keating, Norah

doi:10.1007/s10834-006-9022-y

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“…The increased time spent in chores across retirement found in this longitudinal study is consistent with the findings of cross-sectional studies that compare retired people to those still working [7,8,12]. It may be that the demands of work put time pressure on carrying out chores, while retirement allows chores to be carried out at a more leisurely pace.…”

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“…For example, although men spend less time doing household chores than women at all life stages, they increase the time spent in chores around retirement, compared with women [7,8]. Similarly, previous studies have found an overall increase in recreational physical activity at retirement, but a decrease when considering only retirees from lower socioeconomic backgrounds [9,10].…”

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Changes in use of time across retirement: A longitudinal study

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Objectives. This study aimed to investigate how daily use of time changes across the retirement transition and how these changes may differ according to socio-demographic characteristics.Study design. This longitudinal cohort study was based on interviews with 124 people at preretirement and at three, six and 12 months after retirement. Main outcome measures. The Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adults(MARCA), a computer-assisted telephone interview, measured use of time. Random effects mixed modelling (REMM) was used to examine time use changes across retirement, and ANCOVA to investigate the extent of the change by sex, education and health.2 Results. Apart from the decrease in time spent in work across retirement (-122 min/day, p < 0.001), less time was also spent in both active and passive transport (-26 min/day, p < 0.001).There were significant increases in time spent on Chores (+55 min/day, p < 0.001), Screen time (+32 min/day, p < 0.001), Sleep (+32 min/day, p < 0.001), Quiet time (+17 min/day, p = 0.02), Self-care (+8 min/day, p = 0.01) and Physical activity (+7 min/day, p = 0.01). There was little variation in change between sex, education and health sub-groups. Most changes occurred at retirement, with time use patterns fairly stable between three and 12 months postretirement.Conclusions. The small amount of time spent in physical activity, combined with less time spent in active transport and increased time spent watching television, indicate the need for a more active lifestyle.

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“…Many couples plan their retirement together; people are less likely to continue working if their partner has already retired and vice versa [119]. Being happily married has a strong positive influence on retirement, as couples look forward to spending more time together [120,121]. However, couples individually and jointly reported to be most satisfied after retirement are those in which the female partner was not influenced by their male partner to retire [122].…”

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Conceptualisation of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life – a review

Nilsson

2016

Scand J Public Health

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2 Conceptualization of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life -a reviewAim: The aim of this study was to explore and understand the complexity of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life. Method: Discourse analysis of documents was used in an integrative review including 128 articles. Result: Four different conceptualization of ageing are shown affect older workers' ability to extend their working life: i) Biological ageing people's health in relation to their physical and mental work environment, their pace of work and recuperation needs; ii) chronological ageing statutory retirement age and policies and economic incentives devised for older workers by society, union and organisations/enterprises; iii) social ageing inclusion in different social groups, the attitude of managers, organisations and family members, the leisure activities and surrounding environment; and iv) mental/cognitive ageing self-crediting, motivating and meaningful activities, competence and skills in working life. Conclusion: Societies today focus mostly on chronological ageing and are looking to increase the retirement age with regard to statutory pension systems, e.g. beyond 65 years of age. The inter-relationships between chronological, mental, biological and social ageing and the nine areas identified as being important to older workers in these respects need to be considered when aiming to provide a sustainable working life for the increasing numbers of older workers in modern society.The theoretical model developed is a contribution to the critical debate that can be applied by societies, employers and managers in order to provide older workers with an inclusive and sustainable extended working life. Keywords:Ageing, older workers, retirement, health, economic, physical and mental work environment, working hours and rest, age management, competence and skills, motivation and work satisfaction, family and leisure pursuits. IntroductionThe ageing population is an important public health area and is widely seen as one of the most significant threats to global wealth because of the potentially profound social, economic and political implications and the strains it imposes on the robustness of welfare systems [1,2]. The number of people aged 60 and above is currently 3 increasing by more than two million per year in the Western world, roughly twice the rate observed until about four years ago. Life expectancy at birth today is over 80 years in 33 countries, up from 19 countries in 2005 [3].The challenges and opportunities posed by this demographic shift are of special interest for sustainable societies and require the implementation of policies to help people stay healthy and active in ageing, as well as in working life.Societies, organisations and businesses have to understand, manage and care for ageing workers in their extended working life. The main demographic factor that distinguishes older workers from other employees is obviously their age. Previous research has mostly ...

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“…Some empirical research has attempted to examine individual differences in participation in productive activities among the elderly. For example, Dosman et al (2006) looked at differences in how people allocate time among productive and other activities pre-and postretirement. In this research, four broad categories were examined: self-care, leisure activities, paid work, and unpaid productive work.…”

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“…Our definition of productive activity introduces unpaid work done for one's own household or for another individual's household, caring for family members or relatives, and unpaid work done in the community or for any other person or group (Dosman et al 2006).…”

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Productivity in Old Age

Fernández-Ballesteros

Zamarrón

Díez-Nicolás

et al. 2011

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It is commonly assumed that older adults are "unproductive" as soon as they retire and begin receiving a pension from the social security system, as occurs in most European countries. This article deals with the concept of unpaid work and social productivity, on the basis of data collected in the base line of the Estudio Longitudinal sobre Envejecimiento Activo (ELEA; Longitudinal Study of Active Aging), exploring the extent to which Spanish older adults (aged 55 to 75) report being involved in productive activities. First, the data are examined by age, gender, and working status; and second, under moderate-cost assumptions, the unpaid contribution to society of older people is calculated, in terms of Euros. The results are discussed in the context of other general studies about unpaid productive activities in old age; it is concluded that our sample is characterized by a focus on productive activity related to care for other adults and children and their estimated contribution in unpaid activities expresses the importance of older persons as social capital.

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Retirement and Productive Activity in Later Life

Abstract: Aging, Productive activity, Retirement, Time use,

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Changes in use of time across retirement: A longitudinal study

Changes in use of time across retirement: A longitudinal study

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