Employment Transitions and Weight Change in a Prospective Cohort of Aging Canadians
Description: The proposed project aims to study the impact of employment transitions (i.e. remaining employed, becoming unemployed, entering retirement) on weight change among the Canadian aging population. Studies have linked job-loss with poorer physical health and changes in lifestyle factors. The changes in lifestyle factors have also been independently shown to impact weight status. However, few studies have bridged these associations into a pathway through which experiencing an employment transition can affect weight status. We also are aware of the challenges associated with unemployment in the aging population, such as difficulty in finding new employment and competing health issues. The research objective is to create Canadian evidence on the direct and indirect impact of employment transitions on weight change. Pathways that I will explore include changes to diet, alcohol consumption, smoking, and sleep as a result of employment transitions. I will use data from two time points in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging for my analysis.
Amount: CA$17,500
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Start date: 2021-05-01
End date: 2022-04-30
Investigator: Alexander Tam
Institution: University of British Columbia
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 0
Funder award ID: 177226_1
OpenAlex ID: G1821816865