TY - JOUR T1 - Social Capital and Unretirement: Exploring the Bonding, Bridging, and Linking Aspects of Social Relationships. JF - Res Aging Y1 - 2017 A1 - Guillermo Ernest Gonzales A1 - Nowell, William Benjamin KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Analysis of Variance KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Employment KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Retirement KW - Social capital KW - United States AB -
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. The purpose of this longitudinal population-based study of older adults is to examine how different types of social resources (social bonding, bridging, and linking) relate to returning to work after retirement. Data were drawn from the Health and Retirement Study 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.
VL - 39 UR - http://roa.sagepub.com/cgi/doi/10.1177/0164027516664569 IS - 10 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27555547?dopt=Abstract JO - Research on Aging ER -