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

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 231-242

  Fisher, Gwenith G ^a   Infurna, Frank J ^b   Grosch, James ^c   Stachowski, Alicia ^d   Faul, Jessica D ^d   Tetrick, Lois E ^e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Cognitive functioning; Health and retirement study (HRS); Job complexity; Mental demands; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; INCOME; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY;

COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84898885256     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035724     Document Type: Article

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