A sustainable working life in the car manufacturing industry: The role of psychosocial factors, gender and occupation.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:In order to add to the existing knowledge about factors associated with retirement timing, in the car industry, it is useful to consider the psychosocial working conditions prior to retirement. This case-control study aimed to investigate relationships between psychosocial job factors and extended work after the age of 62 years among workers in the car industry in Sweden. METHODS:A study invitation with a survey was sent to workers in one of Sweden's largest car manufacturing company, who were employed 2005-2015 and either retired at the age 55-62 years or working at 63 years or older. Psychosocial variables such as job demand-control (JDC) and effort-reward imbalance (ERI) were recorded through the survey. Multiple logistic regression models were used to investigate associations betw

SUBMITTER: Gyllensten K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7224489 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature