The causal effect of retirement on stress in older adults in China: A regression discontinuity study.

ABSTRACT: Population aging in middle-income countries, including China, has resulted in strong economic incentives to increase the retirement age. These economic incentives should be weighed up against the effects of later retirement on physical and mental health and wellbeing. We aimed to determine the causal effect of retirement on perceived stress, an important measure of mental well-being. We used data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2015 and adopted a non-parametric regression discontinuity design (RDD) to measure the causal effect of retirement on stress. Stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)-14. On average, the effect of retirement on stress was close to the null value and insignificant. In subgroup analyses, we found that retirement reduces stress in men bu

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7016446 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature