Title
Health, job characteristics, skills, and social and financial factors in relation to early retirement: results from a longitudinal study in the Netherlands
Author
de Wind, A.
Geuskens, G.A.
Ybema, J.F.
Blatter, B.M.
Burdorf, A.
Bongers, P.M.
van der Beek, A.J.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors to the transition from work to (non-disability) early retirement. Methods Employees aged 59–63 years (N=2317) were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation in the Netherlands (STREAM). Individual characteristics, health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors were measured using a questionnaire at baseline. Information on early retirement was derived from the one-year follow-up questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify predictors of early retirement. Population Attributable Fractions (PAF) were calculated. Results Older age [odds ratio (OR) 1.79], poor physical health (OR 1.78), a positive attitude of the partner with respect to early retirement (OR 3.85), and the financial possibility to stop working before the age of 65 (OR 10.2) predicted the transition to early retirement, whereas employees that reported high appreciation at work (OR 0.58) and higher focus on development of skills and knowledge (OR 0.54) were less likely to retire early. PAF were 0.75 for the financial possibility to stop working, 0.43 for a positive attitude of the partner with respect to early retirement, 0.27 for low appreciation at work, 0.23 for a low focus on development, and 0.21 for poor health. Conclusions The financial possibility to stop working before the age of 65 importantly contributes to early retirement. In the context of rapidly diminishing financial opportunities to retire early in the Netherlands, the prolongation of working life might be promoted by workplace health promotion and disability management, and work-related interventions focusing on appreciation and the learning environment. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Subject
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Resilient Organisations Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Work and Employment
Ageing
Employment
Participation
Predictor
Relative contribution
Disability
Learning
Regression analysis
Retirement
Workplace
Adult
Attitude to life
Controlled study
Financial management
Health status
Job characteristics
Longitudinal study
Middle aged
Motivation
Procedures
Professional knowledge
Questionnaire
skill
Social aspect
Work experience
Netherlands
WHC - Work, Health and Care WE - Work & Employment
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3393
TNO identifier
481255
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 40 (40), 186-194
Document type
article