Work stress among older employees in Germany: Effects on health and retirement age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Policy makers in aging societies aim for the extension of work lives by increasing the official retirement age. Despite these efforts, many people stop working before reaching this retirement age. The main reason for early retirement is poor health. Health in turn is influenced by exposure to the work environment. Furthermore, health and work stress are influenced by education, which may lead to different effects for the lowly and the highly educated.

Objective

This study examines the relationship between work stress and retirement age. It investigates whether this relationship is mediated by health and moderated by education. Three dimensions of health are taken into account: self-rated health (SRH), depressive symptoms, and high cardiovascular risk diseases (HCV

SUBMITTER: Macken J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361437 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature