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Abstract Objective To investigate the impact of retirement on marital satisfaction by gender on Koreans aged >45 years in a large, nationally representative cohort. Methods Retirement status and marital satisfaction data of 5867 individuals were analysed. Marital dissatisfaction was defined as a satisfaction score reduction of more than 10 points versus the previous wave. Lagged generalised estimating equation (GEE) models adjusted for demographics (age, sex, education level and household income), health‐related habits (smoking and drinking status) and comorbidities (obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and depression and frailty) were used to confirm the relationship between retirement and marital dissatisfaction. Results The final GEE model adjusted for covariates revealed sex‐specific differences in marital satisfaction after retirement. Whereas male retirees reported higher satisfaction than non‐retired men, female retiree responses revealed lower satisfaction than non‐retired women. Furthermore, these trends were consistent regardless of the time elapsed after retirement. Conclusions Marital satisfaction should be screened in women during the transition to retirement.
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