{"title":"Gendered Impact of Layoffs on Body Weight Trajectories in Transitional China: A Life Course Perspective 1993-2015.","authors":"Qian Song, Emily Lim, Miao Li","doi":"10.1177/01640275251329494","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Layoffs can have lasting effects on the bodyweight trajectories of both genders. However, prior studies usually overlook the nuanced gender differences in health impacts. This study investigates the differential impact of layoffs from State-Owned Enterprises in China on body mass index (BMI) trajectories in men and women over a span of two decades. Our results indicate that being laid-off was associated with higher BMI at mid-age and accelerated BMI growth in women, contrasting with a slower BMI growth in men as they aged. The diverging trends were primarily driven by women and men who were back on the job market and re-employed. Women with post-layoff childcare responsibilities had the least healthy mid-life BMI, and a faster BMI growth compared to their job retainer counterparts. This study emphasizes the importance of considering gendered life course perspectives to understand the health impacts of job loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275251329494"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Research on Aging","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275251329494","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Layoffs can have lasting effects on the bodyweight trajectories of both genders. However, prior studies usually overlook the nuanced gender differences in health impacts. This study investigates the differential impact of layoffs from State-Owned Enterprises in China on body mass index (BMI) trajectories in men and women over a span of two decades. Our results indicate that being laid-off was associated with higher BMI at mid-age and accelerated BMI growth in women, contrasting with a slower BMI growth in men as they aged. The diverging trends were primarily driven by women and men who were back on the job market and re-employed. Women with post-layoff childcare responsibilities had the least healthy mid-life BMI, and a faster BMI growth compared to their job retainer counterparts. This study emphasizes the importance of considering gendered life course perspectives to understand the health impacts of job loss.
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Research on Aging is an interdisciplinary journal designed to reflect the expanding role of research in the field of social gerontology. Research on Aging exists to provide for publication of research in the broad range of disciplines concerned with aging. Scholars from the disciplines of sociology, geriatrics, history, psychology, anthropology, public health, economics, political science, criminal justice, and social work are encouraged to contribute articles to the journal. Emphasis will be on materials of broad scope and cross-disciplinary interest. Assessment of the current state of knowledge is as important as provision of an outlet for new knowledge, so critical and review articles are welcomed. Systematic attention to particular topics will also be featured.
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