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The Influence of the European Semester on Employment Policy in Croatia, 2013 – 2016
Anali Hrvatskog Politološkog Društva, 2017 This paper analyzes the effects of the European Semester, EU's framework for socio-economic policy coordination, on change of Croatian employment policy.
Mario Munta
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda +2 more
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From work to community: how social participation and retirement can benefit older adults’ depression
Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectivesThe retirement phase and social participation influence the depressive symptoms of older individuals. Nonetheless, the fundamental mechanisms connecting these factors remain unclear.
Yiyu Zhan, He Ning, Yuchen Zhang
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Informal waste pickers play a crucial role in urban recycling systems but often face precarious employment and systematic marginalization. This study examines the evolving demographic, occupational, and health trends of informal waste pickers in Hong Kong between 2018 and 2023.
Siu‐Ming Chan +6 more
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Deferred Retirement Option Plan [PDF]
, 1999 A pamphlet explaining the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for eligible members of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of ...
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
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On leaving work as a calling: retirement as an existential imperative
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2017 In this article, we argue that we will reach a deepened understanding of what the retirement process means for individuals if existential meaning is the centre of attention. The data consist of qualitative interviews conducted in Sweden.
Mattias Bengtsson, Marita Flisbäck
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster +4 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
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Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood +3 more
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Gender and educational differences in work participation and working years lost in Norway
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & HealthOBJECTIVES: This study aimed to quantify the duration of work participation and reasons for working years lost, according to gender and educational attainment, among a Norwegian population.
Suzanne L Merkus +6 more
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