Older Adult Employment Status and Well-Being: A Longitudinal Bidirectional Analysis

Jonathan L. Chia and Andree Hartanto
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Jonathan L. Chia: School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178903, Singapore
Andree Hartanto: School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178903, Singapore

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-19

Abstract: Mixed findings in the literature on the effects of older adult employment on well-being and the reciprocal influence of well-being on employment suggest the need for more careful methodology in teasing out this relationship. Moreover, as previous research has shown that different domains of well-being relate to constructs differently, more nuanced definitions of well-being may be appropriate. The present study examined the longitudinal bidirectional associations of employment and different domains of well-being, controlling for stable within-person variables. The present study sampled older adults from the Midlife Development in the US study at three timepoints on employment status and well-being, specifically psychological, social, and subjective well-being. A Random-Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Model (RI-CLPM) approach was employed to determine the longitudinal bidirectional influence of employment and domains of well-being. Results showed that employment status was not associated with various well-being domains at a later time point. Results also showed that greater well-being, specifically in meaningfulness of society and personal growth, was associated with being employed at a later time point.

Keywords: older adults; employment; well-being; longitudinal analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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