title: Purpose and Meaning in Life and Job Satisfaction Among the Aged.
abstract: This study investigates the relationship between purpose and meaning in life and job satisfaction among the aged. This issue is quite timely since there has been an increase in the employment rate of senior citizens in Asian countries due to the insufficient working-age population. We survey 228 seniors who are older than 55 years in South Korea. Our results suggest that purpose and meaning in life are highly associated with overall job satisfaction among the aged. We also find that vocation mediates the relationship between purpose and meaning in life and job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: 1 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, College of Business, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaywon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Dongjoon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: 3 Ahnsae Foundation, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yu Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: job satisfaction; meaning in life; purpose in life; the aged; the elderly; vocation