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Social capital and unretirement
— exploring the bonding, bridging, and linking aspects of social relationships | | Author(s) | Ernest Gonzales, W Benjamin Nowell |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 39, no 10, December 2017 |
| Publisher | Sage, December 2017 |
| Pages | pp 1100-1117 |
| Full text* | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0164027516664569?journalCode=roaa |
| Annotation | Working longer is an important area of research, given extended life expectancy, shortfalls of retirement income, desires to remain socially engaged, and solvency concerns of social insurance programs. This longitudinal population-based study of older adults examines how different types of social resources (social bonding, bridging and linking) relate to returning to work after retirement. Data were drawn from the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS) of fully retired older adults aged 62+ in 1998 (N = 8,334) and followed to 2008. After controlling for a comprehensive set of fixed and time-varying covariates, findings suggest that social bridging (informal volunteering) and social linking (formal volunteering, partnered with an employed spouse) were strongly and positively related to returning to work (Hazard Ratio [HR]: 1.49, p < .001; HR: 1.58, p < .0001; and HR: 1.75, p < .0001, respectively). Social bonding resources were not significantly associated with returning to work. Implications for social policy are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171201213 A |
| Classmark | IKC: TMB: G3: GC: GHH: 3J: 7T |
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