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abstract: 'Objectives While the health effects of retirement have been well
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studied, existing findings remain inconclusive, and the mechanisms
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underlying the linkage between retirement and health are unclear. Thus,
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this study aimed to evaluate the effects of retirement on health and its
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potential mediators. Methods Using a national household survey conducted
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annually from 2004 to 2019 in Japan (the Japan Household Panel Survey),
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we evaluated the effects of retirement among Japanese men aged 50 or
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older on their health, in addition to other outcomes that could be
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attributed to health changes associated with retirement (i.e., health
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behaviors, psychological well-being, time use for unpaid activities, and
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leisure activities). As outcomes are not measured every year, we
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analyzed 5,794-10,682 person-year observations for 975-1,469 unique
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individuals. To address the potential endogeneity of retirement, we
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adopted an instrumental variable fixed-effects approach based on policy
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changes in eligibility ages for employee pensions. Results We found that
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retirement improved psychological well-being, exercise habits, and time
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spent on unpaid work. The psychological benefits of retirement were no
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longer observed for longer durations after retirement, whereas healthy
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habits and unpaid activities continued. Moreover, health-related
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improvements after retirement occurred mostly in the higher-income
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group. Discussion Enhancement in personal quality of life owing to
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increased leisure time and stress reduction from work in addition to
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lifestyle changes may be key to understanding the health benefits of
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retirement. Considering the mechanisms behind retirement-health
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relationships and potential heterogeneous effects is essential for
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healthy postretirement lives when increasing the retirement age.'
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affiliation: 'Okamoto, S (Corresponding Author), Tokyo Metropolitan Inst Gerontol,
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Res Team Social Participat \& Community Hlth, Itabashi Ku, 35-2 Sakae Cho, Tokyo
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1730015, Japan.
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Okamoto, Shohei; Kobayashi, Erika, Tokyo Metropolitan Inst Gerontol, Res Team Social
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Participat \& Community Hlth, Tokyo, Japan.
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Okamoto, Shohei, Natl Ctr Global Hlth \& Med, Inst Global Hlth Policy Res, Tokyo,
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Japan.
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Komamura, Kohei, Keio Univ, Res Ctr Financial Gerontol, Tokyo, Japan.
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Komamura, Kohei, Keio Univ, Fac Econ, Tokyo, Japan.'
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author: Okamoto, Shohei and Kobayashi, Erika and Komamura, Kohei
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author-email: sokamoto@tmig.or.jp
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author_list:
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- family: Okamoto
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given: Shohei
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- family: Kobayashi
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given: Erika
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- family: Komamura
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given: Kohei
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac127
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earlyaccessdate: AUG 2022
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eissn: 1758-5368
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files: []
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issn: 1079-5014
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journal: 'JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL
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SCIENCES'
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keywords: 'Causal inference; Employment; Health disparities; Health outcomes;
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Retirement'
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-MARKET OUTCOMES; CARE UTILIZATION; AGE; IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT;
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BEHAVIORS; VALUES; TIME'
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language: English
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month: JAN 28
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '56'
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orcid-numbers: 'Kobayashi, Erika/0000-0002-6333-7810
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Okamoto, Shohei/0000-0002-8580-5291'
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pages: 167-178
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papis_id: 8c827c04acf1e6ddb9d19c1119f54d7c
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ref: Okamoto2023retirementhealthpuzz
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'The Retirement-Health Puzzle: A Sigh of Relief at Retirement?'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000869275800001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '11'
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volume: '78'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Geriatrics \& Gerontology; Gerontology; Psychology; Psychology,
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Multidisciplinary'
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year: '2023'
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