Alternative Retirement Paths and Cognitive Performance: Exploring the Role of Preretirement Job Complexity.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Recent research suggests that working longer may be protective of cognitive functioning in later life, especially for workers in low complexity jobs. As postretirement work becomes increasingly popular, it is important to understand how various retirement pathways influence cognitive function. The present study examines cognitive changes as a function of job complexity in the context of different types of retirement transitions.

Research design and methods

We use data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to examine change in cognitive function for workers who have held low, moderate, and high complexity jobs and move through distinct retirement pathways-retiring and returning to work, partial retirement-compared with those who fully retire or

SUBMITTER: Carr DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7117620 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature