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Is age an issue? Psychosocial differences in perceived older workers’ work (un)adaptability, effectiveness, and workplace age discrimination

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dc.contributor.authorvon Humboldt, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorMiguel, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorValentim, Joaquim P.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorLow, Gail
dc.contributor.authorLeal, I.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-16T19:47:46Z
dc.date.available2023-01-16T19:47:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe aging population in the developed world has implied increasing age diversity in the workforce of organizations. Consequently, mutual perceptions about one’s coworkers and age discrimination are becoming increasingly important. This study aims to explore how perceptions about older workers’ work (un)adaptability, work effectiveness, and workplace age discrimination vary according to participants’ psychosocial factors, such as age group, gender, education level, and work sector. This study included a sample of 453 workers in Portugal, diverse in terms of age, gender, education level, and work sector. Four different instruments were used: (a) a sociodemographic questionnaire; (b) an older workers’ Work Adaptability scale; (c) an older workers’ Work Effectiveness Scale and; (d) the Workplace Age Discrimination Scale (WADS). Results: Middle-aged and older participants perceive older workers as more adaptable than younger participants. The oldest group of participants perceives older workers to be more workeffective and experience the highest levels of age discrimination in the workplace, when compared to the other age groups. Also, participants with lower levels of education tend to perceive higher levels of workplace age discrimination, when compared to participants with high school and higher education. Conclusions: Generational perceptions in the workplace are perceived by workers differently, hence organizations should implement age management strategies to address age discrimination, particularly due to the increasing proportion of older workers.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationvon Humboldt, S., Miguel, I., Valentim, J. P., Costa, A., Low, G., & Leal, I. (2022). Is age an issue? Psychosocial differences in perceived older workers’ work (un)adaptability, effectiveness, and workplace age discrimination. Educational Gerontology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2022.2156657pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03601277.2022.2156657pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn03601277
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8915
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherRoutledgept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAadultpt_PT
dc.subjectageismpt_PT
dc.subjectArticlept_PT
dc.subjectcontrolled studypt_PT
dc.subjectDemographypt_PT
dc.subjectEducationpt_PT
dc.subjectEducational statuspt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectGenderpt_PT
dc.subjectGroups by agept_PT
dc.subjectHigh schoolpt_PT
dc.subjectHumanpt_PT
dc.subjectHuman experimentpt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle agedpt_PT
dc.subjectOrganizationpt_PT
dc.subjectPerceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectQuestionnairept_PT
dc.subjectTertiary educationpt_PT
dc.subjectWorkerpt_PT
dc.subjectWorkplacept_PT
dc.titleIs age an issue? Psychosocial differences in perceived older workers’ work (un)adaptability, effectiveness, and workplace age discriminationpt_PT
dc.title.alternativeEducational Gerontologypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Kingdompt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage13pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEducational Gerontologypt_PT
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person.givenNameSofia
person.givenNameGail
person.givenNameIsabel
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