Under the background of China's active aging policy, the labor participation of the elderly is encouraged. Whether labor participation is more conducive to inhibit the occurrence of depression symptoms of the elderly and promote their mental health is gradually attracting social attention. Based on the data of China's health and elderly care follow-up survey (CHARLS) in 2015, this paper analyzes the influence of labor participation on depressive inhibition of the elderly. The results show that gender, marital status, education and other demographic and social factors have a statistically significant impact on the depressive symptoms of the elderly. Labor participation has a negative impact on the depressive symptoms of the elderly. Compared with non-labor participation, the level of depressive symptoms of the elderly who engaged in labor participation was lower. Labor participation had a different impact on gender diversity, and the impact of labor participation on depressive symptoms of the female was higher than that of the male. Finally, this paper discusses the influence and difference of labor participation on depressive symptoms of the elderly, and points out the problems for further study in the future.
白玥. 劳动参与缓解老年抑郁症状的影响研究[J]. 浙江工商大学学报, 2020, 34(5): 144-154.
BAI Yue. The Effect of Labor Participation on Depressive Symptoms of the Elderly. Journal of Zhejing Gongshang University, 2020, 34(5): 144-154.