Beyond chronological age. Examining perceived future time and subjective health as age-related mediators in relation to work-related motivations and well-being
Beyond chronological age. Examining perceived future time and subjective health as age-related mediators in relation to work-related motivations and well-being
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DOI：
10.1080/02678373.2013.769328
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
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6.1
通讯作者：
Dikkers, Josje S. E.
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作者：
Kooij, Dorien T. A. M.;de Lange, Annet H.;Dikkers, Josje S. E.
由于世界各地的劳动力正在老龄化，研究人员和组织需要更多地了解职业幸福感以及与工作相关的态度和动机如何以及为什么会随着年龄而变化。寿命理论指出，主观健康和未来的时间观念（即个人对他或她的剩余时间的看法）作为潜在的相关年龄相关变量。使用两个荷兰样本，医疗保健公司（N = 448）和大学员工（N = 1271），我们研究了主观健康和未来的时间，被认为是开放式的或有限的，调解年龄和工作相关的动机（增长，安全，尊重和生成）之间的关系，以及这些动机是否反过来影响工作参与。根据寿命理论，研究表明，实足年龄与工作相关的增长，尊重和安全的动机之间的关系是由一个开放的未来时间观和良好的主观一般健康介导的。年龄和生成性动机之间的关联是不介导的有限的未来时间的观点。此外，成长动机、尊重动机和生成动机与工作投入呈正相关。这些研究结果意味着，未来的时间观念和主观健康的老年工人应考虑到，而不仅仅是实足年龄，检查或管理他们的职业幸福感。
Since workforces across the world are aging, researchers and organizations need more insight into how and why occupational well-being, together with work-related attitudes and motivations, change with age. Lifespan theories point to subjective health and future time perspective (i.e. an individual's perceptions of his or her remaining time to live) as potentially relevant age-related variables. Using two Dutch samples, a health care company (N=448) and university employees (N=1271), we examined whether subjective health and future time, perceived as open-ended or limited, mediate the relation between age and work-related motivations (growth, security, esteem and generativity), and whether those motivations in turn influence work engagement. In line with lifespan theories, the study demonstrated that the relations of chronological age with work-related growth, esteem and security motivations were mediated by an open-ended future time perspective and a good subjective general health. The association between age and generativity motivations was not mediated by a limited future time perspective. Furthermore, growth, esteem and generativity motivations had a positive association with work engagement. These findings imply that the future time perspective and subjective health of older workers should be taken into account, and not just chronological age, when examining or managing their occupational well-being.