@article{ref1,
title="Association between psychosocial working conditions in mid-life and leisure activity in old age",
journal="Scandinavian journal of public health",
year="2020",
author="Nilsen, Charlotta and Andel, Ross and Agahi, Neda and Fritzell, Johan and Kåreholt, Ingemar",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<i>Aims:</i> Leisure activity helps people engage with life, and it promotes health and well-being as we age. This study investigated whether individuals with active jobs (high psychological demands, high control) in mid-life were more active during leisure time in old age compared with those with less active jobs. <i>Methods:</i> Two individually linked Swedish surveys were used (<i>N</i>=776) with 23 years of follow-up. Data were analysed with logistic regression. <i>Results:</i> Having an active job in mid-life was associated with greater engagement in intellectual/cultural, social and physical activity in old age, even when leisure activity in mid-life was taken into account. <i>Conclusions: The results suggest that active jobs in mid-life may be replaced by active leisure during retirement. Active job conditions may promote engagement in society in old age, which in turn may have positive health consequences.</i><p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1403-4948",
doi="10.1177/1403494820901404",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494820901404"
}