ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Retirement or no Retirement? The Decision's Effects on Cognitive Functioning, Well-Being, and Quality of Life.
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- Physical health and cognitive ability factors in predicting retirement adjustment based on machine learning approach: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Public perception on active aging after COVID-19: an unsupervised machine learning analysis of 44,343 posts.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Does the Formulation of the Decision Problem Affect Retirement?-Framing Effect and Planned Retirement Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Computational Model of Similarity Analysis in Quality of Life Research: An Example of Studies in Poland.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Burden and correlates of cognitive impairment among hypertensive patients in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2021Article
- Physical Self-Concept Changes in Adults and Older Adults: Influence of Emotional Intelligence, Intrinsic Motivation and Sports Habits.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study addressed the psychological effects on personal well-being and reported quality of life of staying professionally active in late adulthood, and to what extent years of professional inactivity modulates cognitive abilities. DESIGN AND
methodsWe collected data on 262 elderly adults, 129 of whom were professionally active elderly adults (who voluntarily maintained their professional activity after the age of retirement) and 133 of whom were retired adults, in a set of experimental tasks to measure basic cognitive resources. The study took place during the first quarter of 2020.
resultsActive elderly people performed better on cognitive tasks that assessed attention, memory, and solving abilities and also reported more satisfaction with life and their current work. Multiple linear regressions analyses revealed that years of inactivity were associated with lower cognitive performance. Mentally demanding jobs were significantly associated with memory performance, but not with attention and planning.
conclusionsAn involuntary separation from professional activity in the beginning of late adulthood may cause a deeper decline of cognitive functions, poorer adaptive adjustment to the aging process, and higher dissatisfaction with the period of life the individual is going through.
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