title: Outcomes of Occupational Self-Efficacy in Older Workers.
abstract: Because of the increasing number of older workers, it is important to develop models of work-related constructs for this population. The present article developed a model surrounding occupational self-efficacy, testing its relation to other factors (e.g., intrinsic job motivation), predictors (e.g., self-perceptions of aging), and outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction). Employed adults of ages 50 and older (n = 313) were recruited via organizations and social media sites. Study participants (M = 59.7, SD = 6.1, range = 50-78) volunteered to fill out an Internet survey. Occupational self-efficacy predicted job satisfaction, and intrinsic job motivation fully mediated this relationship. More negative self-perceptions of aging predicted poorer occupational self-efficacy. Occupational self-efficacy also predicted life satisfaction. Expected retirement age and job performance were unrelated to occupational self-efficacy. These findings may inform workplace interventions that seek to maintain or increase older worker job and life satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY, USA mip2045@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Michelle E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Paggi
authors.affiliation: Institut de Psychologie, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Daniela S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jopp
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009790:Occupations; D012179:Retirement; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: job motivation; job performance; job satisfaction; older workers; retirement age