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WORKING AFTER RETIREMENT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
Telegraph, UK - Older people who hold temporary or part-time jobs after retirement enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop working entirely, according to [a] US study.
Those who continue to work in their original field also have better mental health than those who change fields, according to the study published in the October issue of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, a magazine published by the American Psychological Association.
The retirees who continue to work in temporary or part-time jobs, called bridge employment, suffer 17 per cent fewer major diseases than those who stopped working completely, according to the study.
Ranked on a mental health scale, those who continued to work had a 31 per cent higher score than those who stopped working, Mr Wang said.
People whose post-retirement jobs are related to their previous careers reported better mental health than those who retired completely. However, people who worked in jobs outside their field after retirement did not show the same mental health benefits, he said.
Those who continue to work in their original field also have better mental health than those who change fields, according to the study published in the October issue of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, a magazine published by the American Psychological Association.
The retirees who continue to work in temporary or part-time jobs, called bridge employment, suffer 17 per cent fewer major diseases than those who stopped working completely, according to the study.
Ranked on a mental health scale, those who continued to work had a 31 per cent higher score than those who stopped working, Mr Wang said.
People whose post-retirement jobs are related to their previous careers reported better mental health than those who retired completely. However, people who worked in jobs outside their field after retirement did not show the same mental health benefits, he said.
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