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Effect of Stress on the Work Ability of Aging American Workers: Mediating Effects of Health

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: We examined how stress affects the work ability of an aging workforce, how health mediates this relationship, and how the effects of stress on work ability differ in relation to social status. We analyzed data from the Health and Retirement Survey, namely, 2921 observations in 2010, 2289 observations in 2012, and 2276 observations in 2014. Ongoing chronic stress, social status, health status, and associations with individual work ability were assessed with ordinary least squares regression. Stress was significantly inversely associated with work ability. Health may function as a mediator between individual stress and work ability. The effects of stress and health on work ability decreased as social status increased. To cope with the challenges of aging workforces, future policy-makers should consider job resources and social status.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16132273

Authors: Tianan Yang, Taoming Liu, Run Lei, Jianwei Deng, Guoquan Xu

Institution: Beijing Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,824