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The importance of social context in explaining the relationship between later-life work transitions and mental well-being

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Funding was provided by UK Economic and Social Research Council (grant nos. ES/S012567/1, ES/S012567/1, ES/S01523X/1).

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  1. Global Health and Social Medicine, School Global Affairs, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy, King’s College London, London, UK

    Karen Glaser

  2. Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Ludovico Carrino

  3. Department of Sociology, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK

    Ginevra Floridi

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KG wrote the main text. All authors contributed to the paper's theoretical conceptualisation and reviewed the manuscript.

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Glaser, K., Carrino, L. & Floridi, G. The importance of social context in explaining the relationship between later-life work transitions and mental well-being. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 59, 565–566 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02626-0

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