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Job characteristics and leisure physical activity.

B Wu¹, F Porell

¹Center for Health Economics Research, Waltham, MA, USA. bei@her-cher.org

Journal of Aging and Health

|August 16, 2001

Summary

Older workers

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Occupational Health
Behavioral Science

Background:

Understanding leisure exercise patterns in older workers is crucial for public health.
Previous research has not fully explored the link between occupational demands and physical activity in this demographic.

Purpose of the Study:

To empirically model leisure exercise activity among older workers.
To test theories relating work and leisure attitudes to exercise behavior in older adults.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from 6,433 full-time older workers (ages 51-61) from the 1992 Health and Retirement Study (HRS).
Categorization of workers into white-collar and blue-collar groups.
Examination of associations between job demands/stress and self-reported physical activity levels.

Main Results:

White-collar workers, despite jobs with more physical effort, engage more in light physical activity.
Blue-collar workers, with more physically demanding jobs, tend to participate in more vigorous exercise.
Significant differences in exercise intensity were observed between occupational groups.

Conclusions:

Findings support the generalization theory of work and leisure.
The relationship between work characteristics and leisure physical activity is complex and multifaceted.
Occupational demands influence the type and intensity of leisure exercise undertaken by older workers.

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