Experience of Chinese Recent Retirees on the Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Literature Review
2.1. Influence of Retirement on Healthy Ageing
2.2. Retirement Contexts in Shenzhen and Hong Kong
2.3. Conceptual Framework
3. Research Methodology
3.1. Research Objectives and Questions
- What are the perspectives toward healthy ageing of the older Chinese in Shenzhen and Hong Kong?
- How does retirement influence the healthy ageing of the older Chinese in Shenzhen and Hong Kong?
3.2. Research Design
3.3. Participants and Data Collection
3.4. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Domains of Healthy Ageing
4.2. Purposes of Promoting Healthy Ageing
4.3. Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics of Participants | Shenzhen n = 12 | Hong Kong n = 13 |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
50–55 years old | 4 | 2 |
56–60 years old | 4 | 5 |
61–65 years old | 4 | 6 |
Gender | ||
Male | 5 | 6 |
Female | 7 | 7 |
Educational level | ||
Middle school and below | 7 | 3 |
College and above | 5 | 10 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 12 | 11 |
Single | 0 | 1 |
Divorced | 0 | 1 |
Number of children | ||
None | 0 | 2 |
One | 7 | 3 |
Two and above | 5 | 8 |
Household register | ||
Local | 6 | 13 |
Migrant | 6 | 0 |
Occupation before retirement | ||
General employee | 3 | 7 |
Administrative-level manager | 1 | 1 |
Technician | 3 | 1 |
Civil servant | 1 | 2 |
Military personnel | 1 | 0 |
Social worker | 1 | 1 |
Factory worker | 1 | 0 |
Freelance worker | 1 | 0 |
Unemployed | 0 | 1 |
Themes | Similarities in Sub-Themes | Differences in Sub-Themes | |
---|---|---|---|
Shenzhen and Hong Kong | Shenzhen | Hong Kong | |
Domains of healthy ageing | Physical health | ||
Mental health | |||
Purpose of healthy ageing | To maintain independent living | ||
To reducing burden on family members | |||
Influences of retirement on healthy ageing | |||
Emotional well-being | Sense of relief | ||
Sense of loss | |||
Physical health | Deterioration of health | ||
More health-promotion behaviors | |||
Social network | Shrinkage of networks with colleagues | ||
Increased contact with friends | |||
Increased interactions with family | Expectations of emotional support from children | Little mention of expectations from children | |
Financial security | Increased financial stresses mentioned by migrants because they possess lower levels of pension and have restrictions on enjoying welfare | Increased financial stresses because people with early retirement are not entitled to enjoy healthcare and transport subsidies | |
Social participation | Increased social participation | Desire for community activities to maintain health | Desire for re-employment to reduce financial stresses |
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Lai, D.W.L.; Ruan, Y.-X.; Wang, J.J.; Liu, E.H.S.; Zhou, J.-J. Experience of Chinese Recent Retirees on the Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042820
Lai DWL, Ruan Y-X, Wang JJ, Liu EHS, Zhou J-J. Experience of Chinese Recent Retirees on the Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):2820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042820
Chicago/Turabian StyleLai, Daniel W. L., Yong-Xin Ruan, Julia Juan Wang, Emma H. S. Liu, and Jia-Jia Zhou. 2023. "Experience of Chinese Recent Retirees on the Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 2820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042820