The aim is to examine whether characteristics of social relationships predict extended employment beyond the pensionable age among Finnish public sector workers. The study population consisted of 4014 participants (83% women, age 62.56 ± 1.21) of the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study followed between 2014 and 2019. Extended employment was defined as the difference between actual retirement date and individual age-related pensionable date and classified into three groups: no extension (retired on pensionable age or extended by < 3 months), short extension (3 months–< 1 year), and long extension (≥ 1 year) beyond the pensionable date. Characteristics of social relationships and engagement were assessed 18 months prior to the pensionable date. Social engagement was classified into consumptive social participation, formal social participation, informal social participation, and other social participation. Data were analyzed using multinomial regression analysis. Of total study participants, 17.8% belonged to short- and 16.5% belonged to long-extension group. Adjusted for age, occupational status, self-rated health and depression, and having a working spouse (OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.39–3.95) were associated with long extension of employment beyond the pensionable age when compared to no extension among men. Likewise, among women, living alone (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.28–2.00), having a working spouse (1.85, 1.39–2.45), and high consumptive (1.32, 1.07–1.65), high formal (1.47, 1.17–1.85), and other social participation (0.79, 0.63–0.98) were associated with long extension. Having a working spouse, living alone, and high consumptive social participation were associated with short extension. Several characteristics of social relationships, such as having a working spouse, living alone, and high frequency of social engagement, predicted an extension of employment beyond the pensionable age.

其目的是检验社会关系的特征是否预示芬兰公共部门工作人员在领取养老金年龄之后的长期就业。研究人群由 2014 年至 2019 年间进行的芬兰退休和老龄化研究的 4014 名参与者（83% 女性，年龄 62.56 ± 1.21）组成。延长就业定义为实际退休日期与个人与年龄相关的养老金领取日期之间的差异，并分类为分为三组：无延期（按退休年龄退休或延期< 3 个月）、短期延期（3 个月-< 1 年）和长期延期（≥ 1 年）超过领取养老金日期。在领取养老金日期前 18 个月评估了社会关系和参与的特征。社会参与分为消费性社会参与、正式社会参与、非正式的社会参与和其他社会参与。使用多项回归分析对数据进行分析。在所有研究参与者中，17.8% 属于短延伸组，16.5% 属于长延伸组。与男性没有延长就业相比，调整年龄、职业状况、自评健康和抑郁以及有工作配偶（OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.39-3.95）与长期延长就业超过领取养老金年龄有关。同样，在女性中，独居 (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.28–2.00)、有工作的配偶 (1.85, 1.39–2.45)、高消费 (1.32, 1.07–1.65)、高度正式 (1.47, 1.17–1.85) ）和其他社会参与（0.79, 0.63-0.98）与长期延伸相关。有工作的配偶、独居和高消费的社会参与与短期延长有关。