title: Predictors of the willingness and the ability to continue working until the age of 65 years.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify predictors of the willingness and ability of older workers to continue working until the age of 65.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this longitudinal study, 4937 employees aged 45 to 63 years included in the Netherlands Working Conditions Cohort Study were studied. Logistic regression analyses were applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Employees who experienced emotional exhaustion and bullying or harassment by colleagues/supervisor were less often willing to continue working, whereas employees sometimes using force were more often willing to continue working. Emotional exhaustion, a work handicap, higher physical and emotional demands, lower supervisor's support, and intermediate satisfaction with salary predicted a lower likelihood to be able to continue working.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevention of emotional exhaustion and promotion of a healthy social work climate may support both the willingness and ability to work until the age of 65 years.
authors.affiliation: TNO, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. goedele.geuskens@tno.nl
authors.forename: Goedele A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Geuskens
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Oude Hengel
authors.forename: Lando L J
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Koppes
authors.forename: Jan Fekke
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ybema
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009426:Netherlands; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*