The Influence of Mental Health on Labor Participation of Middle-aged and Elderly People in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on CHARLS Data

In recent years, Chinese population life expectancy has continued to increase, but mental health problems have become increasingly prominent. In order to study the impact of mental health on labor participation, this paper uses the data of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2015 to empirically analyze the impact of mental health factors on the labor participation of middle-aged and elderly people in China over 45 years old. The results show that mental non-health tendency has a significant negative effect on the labor participation of middle-aged and elderly people in China. In the regression of gender heterogeneity, the negative impact of mental non-health tendency on men is more significant than that of women. In the regression of urban-rural heterogeneity, the group living in rural areas is more negatively affected by the mental non-health tendency.

Mental health; Labor participation; Middle-aged and elderly people

Yang Yu, Li Zhang and Linyue Yu. The Influence of Mental Health on Labor Participation of Middle-aged and Elderly People in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on CHARLS Data. 2019 Scientific Conference on Management, Education and Psychology (SCMEP 2019). 2019, Vol.1: 214-218.