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Mental work demands, retirement, and longitudinal trajectories of cognitive functioning.

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Fisher, Gwenith G., Stachowski, Alicia, Infurna, Frank J., Faul, Jessica D., Grosch, James, Tetrick, Lois E.·2014·Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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Age-related changes in cognitive abilities are well-documented, and a very important indicator of health, functioning, and decline in later life. However, less is known about the course of cognitive functioning before and after retirement and specifically whether job characteristics during one's time of employment (i.e., higher vs. lower levels of mental work demands) moderate how cognition changes both before and after the transition to retirement. We used data from n = 4,182 (50% women) individuals in the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative panel study in the United States, across an 18 year time span (1992-2010). Data were linked to the O*NET occupation codes to gather information about mental job demands to examine whether job characteristics during one's time of employment moderates level and rate of change in cognitive functioning (episodic memory and mental status) both before and after retirement. Results indicated that working in an occupation characterized by higher levels of mental demands was associated with higher levels of cognitive functioning before retirement, and a slower rate of cognitive decline after retirement. We controlled for a number of important covariates, including socioeconomic (education and income), demographic, and health variables. Our discussion focuses on pathways through which job characteristics may be associated with the course of cognitive functioning in relation to the important transition of retirement. Implications for job design as well as retirement are offered.

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Authors
Fisher, G. G., Stachowski, A., Infurna, F. J., Faul, J. D., Grosch, J., & Tetrick, L. E.
Affiliations
  • Colorado State University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Stout (US)
  • Arizona State University (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • George Mason University (US)
Corresponding author
Fisher, Gwenith G.
Venue
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Published
2014
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
231-242
ISSN
  • 1076-8998 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1307
OpenAlex
W2325720452
Cited by
236
References
88
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 2
FWCI
43.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (R01 AG027010 and R37 AG007137, U01AG009740)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
retirement, cognitive function, cognitive decline, episodic memory, mental status, job characteristics, job demands, aging, job design, older adults, retirement transition
MeSH terms
Cognition, Employment, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Retirement, Stress, Psychological

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