In:
Journal of Social Issues, Wiley, Vol. 72, No. 1 ( 2016-03), p. 69-85
Kurzfassung:
Studies examining the association between retirement and health have produced mixed results. This may be due to previous studies treating retirement as merely a change in job status rather than a transition associated with stereotypes or societal beliefs (e.g., retirement is a time of mental decline or retirement is a time of growth). To examine whether these stereotypes are associated with health, we studied retirement stereotypes and survival over a 23‐year period among 1,011 older adults. As predicted by stereotype embodiment theory, it was found that positive stereotypes about physical health during retirement showed a survival advantage of 4.5 years (hazard ratio = 0.88, p = .022) and positive stereotypes about mental health during retirement tended to show a survival advantage of 2.5 years (hazard ratio = 0.87, p = .034). Models adjusted for relevant covariates such as age, gender, race, employment status, functional health, and self‐rated health. These results suggest that retirement preparation could benefit from considering retirement stereotypes.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0022-4537
,
1540-4560
DOI:
10.1111/josi.2016.72.issue-1
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2016
ZDB Id:
2023973-7
ZDB Id:
3068-5
SSG:
3,4
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
10
