Employment Transitions and Mental Health in a Cohort of 45 Years and Older Australians.

ABSTRACT: Background: This study investigated the associations between employment transitions and psychological distress among a cohort of 45 years and older Australians. Methods: This study was based on the 45 and Up Study, a large prospective cohort of participants aged 45 years and older (N = 267,153), followed up over the period 2006-2015. The risk of psychological distress was compared between various employment transitions categories by specifying an ordered logistic regression model adjusting for confounders. Results: Compared to participants who remained employed at baseline and follow-up, higher psychological distress was found among those who transitioned from being employed to unemployed (OR = 2.68, 95%CI 2.13-3.33) and to not being in the labour force or retired (OR = 2.21, 95%CI 1.85-2.

SUBMITTER: Arya V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430720 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature