Investigating the influence of work-related stress on early labour market exit: the role of health.

ABSTRACT: Early labour market exit of large birth cohorts will put pressure on the social security systems of many European countries, especially Germany. Despite political efforts, many people retire before the statutory retirement age. A well-known predictor of retirement is health, which, in turn, is influenced by psychosocial working conditions such as work-related stress. This study examined whether work stress is associated with early labour market exit. In addition, we investigated whether health mediates this association. Survey data of the German Cohort Study on Work, Age, Health and Work Participation (lidA study) were linked to register data from the Federal Employment Agency, from which information on labour market exit was obtained (n = 3636). During a 6-year follow-up period, Cox propo

SUBMITTER: Toczek L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323059 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature