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Article

Can Post-Retirement Work Always Prevent Depression?

by
Haiting Yan
1,
Juan Liu
1,*,
Wei Wei
2,
Hongyan Xu
1,
Xu Huang
1 and
Jiaxin Ying
1
1
School of Digital Economics and Management, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105, China
2
Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13(6), 466; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060466
Submission received: 5 May 2023 / Revised: 27 May 2023 / Accepted: 1 June 2023 / Published: 3 June 2023
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Abstract

Given the rising popularity of post-retirement work and its potential benefits for older adults’ mental health, this study examined older adults’ adaptation ability as a conditional factor for the impact of post-retirement work on depression. Quantitative data from 1433 working older adults and 1433 non-working older adults were analyzed using the PROCESS macro in SPSS to test a moderated regression model with adaptation ability as the moderator. Results showed that older adults with lower adaptation ability demonstrated significantly lower depression if they worked (vs. did not work). Older adults with higher adaptation ability exhibited significantly higher depression if they worked (vs. did not work). These findings were subsequently verified with a robustness check. Overall, post-retirement work did not prevent depression for the entire sample; working only alleviated depression among older adults with limited adaptation ability. Older adults with stronger adaptation ability could better maintain their mental health by staying retired. This study fills a knowledge gap regarding the relationship between post-retirement work and mental health. Implications for aging societies are also discussed.
Keywords: post-retirement work; depression; adaptation ability; conditional factors; China post-retirement work; depression; adaptation ability; conditional factors; China

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Yan, H.; Liu, J.; Wei, W.; Xu, H.; Huang, X.; Ying, J. Can Post-Retirement Work Always Prevent Depression? Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060466

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Yan H, Liu J, Wei W, Xu H, Huang X, Ying J. Can Post-Retirement Work Always Prevent Depression? Behavioral Sciences. 2023; 13(6):466. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060466

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Yan, Haiting, Juan Liu, Wei Wei, Hongyan Xu, Xu Huang, and Jiaxin Ying. 2023. "Can Post-Retirement Work Always Prevent Depression?" Behavioral Sciences 13, no. 6: 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060466

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Yan, H., Liu, J., Wei, W., Xu, H., Huang, X., & Ying, J. (2023). Can Post-Retirement Work Always Prevent Depression? Behavioral Sciences, 13(6), 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060466

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