Community participation and mental health during retirement in community sample of Australians
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OBJECTIVES: This study considered whether community participation during later adulthood is more strongly associated with mental health during retirement than it is while in employment; i.e. in the absence of paid work. METHOD: Participants were 322 men and 311 women aged 45 years and older, who were part of a random sample of an Australian coastal community. The frequency of participation across 14 types of community-based activities was assessed. Overall mental health was measured on a 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Linear regression models tested the multivariate associations between distress and community participation, and whether this association differed for retired and working people. RESULTS: Retirees did not participate in their communities more than working people. The association between community participation and psychological distress did not differ by retirement status when people of all ages were considered together; however, stronger associations between several activities and (less) distress were found for retirees compared to their working peers in a younger cohort (aged 45 to 54). This cohort coincides with the average age of transition to retirement in Australia. CONCLUSION: These findings offer some support for the view that community participation may assist in managing the mental health implications of the transition from work to retirement.
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- Authors
- Olesen, S. C., & Berry, H. L.
- Affiliations
- Australian National University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Olesen, Sarah C.
- Venue
- Aging & Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-03
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 186-197
- ISSN
- 1360-7863 (ISSN-L)
- 1364-6915
- OpenAlex
- W2098802120
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 4.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Aging & Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Canberra Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- community participation, mental health, retirement, psychological distress, retirement transition, later adulthood, community-based activities, older adults
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Aged, Anxiety Disorders, Community Participation, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, New South Wales, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Retirement, Cohort Studies
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