Motivation and Healthy Aging at Work

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The aims of this paper were to review theoretical and empirical research on motivation and healthy aging at work and to outline directions for future research and practical applications in this area. To achieve these goals, we first consider the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of healthy aging in the context of paid employment and life-span development in the work domain. Second, we describe contemporary theoretical models and cumulative empirical findings on age, motivation, and health and well-being at work, and we critically discuss to what extent they are consistent with the WHO's definition of healthy aging. Finally, we propose several directions for future research in the work context that are aligned with the WHO's definition of healthy aging, and we describe a number of interventions related to the design of work environments and individual strategies to promote the motivation for healthy aging at work.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences - 76(2021), Suppl 2 vom: 13. Sept., Seite S145-S156

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zacher, Hannes [VerfasserIn]
Sagha Zadeh, Rana [VerfasserIn]
Heckhausen, Jutta [VerfasserIn]
Oettingen, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Employment
Healthy aging
Journal Article
Motivation
Organizations
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Work

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/geronb/gbab042

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324447647