TY - JOUR T1 - Reciprocity Between Depressive Symptoms and Physical Limitations Pre- and Postretirement: Exploring Racial Differences JF - Journal of Aging and Health Y1 - 2013 A1 - Gayman, Mathew D. A1 - Pai, Manacy A1 - Ben Lennox Kail A1 - Miles G Taylor KW - Demographics KW - Health Conditions and Status KW - Healthcare KW - Retirement Planning and Satisfaction AB - This study assesses (a) the reciprocity between mental and physical health pre- and postretirement, and (b) the extent to which these associations vary by race. Data are from the 1994 to 2008 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Analyses based on structural equation modeling reveal that depression and physical health exert reciprocal effects for Whites pre- and postretirement. For Blacks preretirement, physical limitations predict changes in depression but there is no evidence of the reverse association. Further, the association between physical limitations and changes in depressive symptoms among Blacks is no longer significant after retirement. The transition into retirement alleviates the translation of physical limitations into depressive symptoms for Blacks only. The findings underscore the relevance of retirement for reciprocity between mental and physical health and suggest that the health implications associated with this life course transition vary by race. PB - 25 VL - 25 UR - http://search.proquest.com.proxy.lib.umich.edu/docview/1368997953?accountid=14667http://mgetit.lib.umich.edu/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004andctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8andrfr_id=info:sid/ProQ 3Apqrlandrft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journalandrft.genre=articleandr IS - 4 N1 - Copyright - Copyright SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Jun 2013 Last updated - 2013-06-18 U4 - Gerontology And Geriatrics/Retirement/Racial differences/Mental depression/Personal health ER -