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Published on: February 14, 2014
Age-differences in work motivation and job satisfaction. The influence of age on the relationships between work
Nicolle P G Boumans1, Ad H J de Jong, Sara M Janssen
1Maastricht University, Department of Social Medicine, The Netherlands. nicolle.boumans@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of age on the relationship between work characteristics and workers' work motivation and job satisfaction. In total, 1036 workers of a Dutch division of a multinational organization participated. Data were collected by a digital questionnaire. Two interaction terms in the regression on work motivation were significant. The first interaction showed that the positive correlation between Motivating Potential Score (MPS) and motivation was much stronger for older than for younger employees. So, to remain motivated, older employees seem more in need of intrinsic challenging and fulfilling jobs. The second significant interaction indicated that the positive association between career opportunities and motivation was much stronger for younger employees than for older employees. This means that, especially, younger workers' motivation increases as they are offered more career opportunities. Careful career mentoring by the supervisor as part of an aging policy can contribute to the maintenance of workers of any age.
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