The changes in feeling of loneliness after retirement among baby boomers and pre-boomers in Taiwan: Do work-family conflict before retirement and social engagement after retirement matter?

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Few studies have analyzed how loneliness-related factors differ across generations for older adults in non-Western societies. Building upon the stress process model, this study aimed to explore the relationships between work-family conflict before retirement, social engagement after retirement and changes in loneliness after retirement among retirees across two birth cohorts (Baby Boomers and pre-Boomers) in Taiwan.

Methods

Data from the Taiwan Health and Retirement Study, a nationwide retired cohort sample collected from two waves between 2015/2016 and 2018/2019, was analyzed. A total of 2370 retirees aged 50-74 years were included in the analysis after excluding those who died or were lost to follow-up. Multivariate multinomial logistic models were used to est

SUBMITTER: Chiao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature