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Higher physical and psychosocial work demands are associated with an increased preference for early retirement among older German employees. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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This study aims to investigate how physical and psychosocial work demands affect early retirement preferences among older employees in Germany.

March 10, 2026European Journal of AgeingOpen Access

Multiple work demands and early retirement intention in Germany: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis

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AKArthur KabothFederal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health SMSophie-Charlotte MeyerHenkel (Germany)

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis finds strong links between work demands and early retirement intention in older employees, suggesting policy implications.

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This study aims to investigate how physical and psychosocial work demands affect early retirement preferences among older employees in Germany.
Utilized data from five waves of the BAuA-Working Time Survey (2015-2023) with 32,686 observations.
Applied linear probability models for cross-sectional analyses and pooled OLS, random-effects, and fixed-effects for longitudinal assessments.
Included robustness checks for health and job satisfaction influences.
Found significant positive associations between physical and psychosocial work demands and the preference for early retirement.
Identified workload pressure and emotional demands as strong predictors of early retirement intention.
In longitudinal analysis, multiple psychosocial demands remain significant in predicting early retirement preferences.

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Kaboth et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af957570916d39fea4cfec https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-026-00915-y

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis finds strong links between work demands and early retirement intention in older employees, suggesting policy implications.

Multiple work demands and early retirement intention in Germany: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis

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Multiple work demands and early retirement intention in Germany: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis

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