Does Retirement Promote Healthy Behaviors in Young Elderly Korean People?

2016-01-31T19-14-04Z
Source: Journal of Behavioral Health
Jinhee Kim, Seung-Eun Cha, Ichiro Kawachi, Sunmin Lee.
Research Highlights The study sought to examine the association between retirement and health behaviors in South Korea Study adopted stress theory framework to assess the relationship between retirement and health behavior of Korean young elderly, specifically. Gender differences were noted in the relationship between retirement and health behaviors. Retired men were less likely to engage in heavy smoking or drinking than employed men Retired men and women were more likely to engage in physical activity than employed individuals Retired women were more likely to be overweight than employed women


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