THE QUALITY OF JOBS OF EUROPEAN WORKING RETIREES
Working after retirement is increasingly common in many Western societies. Following a period at the end of the twentieth century in which early retirement was widespread, nowadays working lives are [...]
RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS AMONG US OLDER ADULTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
The quality of marriage and intimate partnerships matters for our physical health not only when we are healthy but also when we live with and manage chronic health conditions. Using [...]
IS RELIGIOUSNESS REALLY HELPFUL TO REDUCE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AT OLD AGE?
It is often found that religious individuals have better mental health outcomes. In our study, however, we find that praying and participation in religious organizations are associated with more depressive [...]
ESTIMATING THE TRAJECTORIES OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND CO-MORBID CONDITIONS IN OLDER ADULTS
International comparisons of trajectories of depressive symptoms in older adults are scarce and longitudinal associations with co-morbid conditions not fully understood. In our study, we provided an analysis of their [...]
GENERATION 50+: ATTITUDES TOWARDS NEW COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
The technologies can significantly facilitate the daily lives of an ageing population. We use data from SHARE in Austria to investigate attitudes towards new technologies in information and communication technology. [...]
LIFE COURSE TRAUMATIC STRESS AND OLD-AGE DEPRESSION
Using novel data from ELSA on the accumulation of traumatic stress across the life course, we examined whether the risk of experiencing depression in later life is associated with facing [...]