SynthesisJournal of occupational health2024
Work engagement among older workers: a systematic review.
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- Incorporating gendered analysis and flexibility in heavy work investment studies: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
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- Emotional demands and burnout: Differential moderating effect of job resources and age.PloS one · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Job Crafting, Work Engagement, and Psychological Well-Being Among Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Structural Equational Modeling.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2026Article
- Validation of the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES-9) in the Czech Republic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Factors influencing job satisfaction among public-sector employees in the united arab emirates: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of job continuity among older workers: a mixed-methods research in Japan.Industrial health · 2025Article
- Between Clicks and Care: Investigating Social Media Addiction and Work Engagement Among Nurses in Saudi Arabia.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Relationships between individual attitudes and occupational stress. A cross-sectional study.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- The mediating role of self-care self-efficacy in the relationship between health behavior and psychological wellbeing among community-dwelling older adults with hypertension.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Facilitators and barriers for working beyond statutory pension age: A prospective cohort study across 26 European countries.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesGiven current labor force conditions, including population aging, keeping older workers engaged in work and motivated is important. Aging may alter the effects that psychological and environmental factors have on work engagement. We conducted a systematic review to understand the features of work engagement among older workers.
methodsA systematic search was conducted in July 2022 using 4 databases. The review included relevant articles that focused on participants aged 40 years and older.
resultsFifty articles were selected for our review, which were grouped into 5 categories: (1) studies examining the relationship between chronological age and work engagement, (2) studies investigating the moderating effects of age on the relationship between job-related psychological factors and work environment factors and work engagement, (3) studies comparing the relationship of job-related psychological factors and work environment factors with work engagement across different age groups, (4) studies exploring the relationship between work engagement and retirement intentions or continued employment beyond retirement age, and (5) other studies discussing work engagement in the context of older workers. Most articles focused on workers in Europe and the United States and used observational study designs.
conclusionsWork engagement increases with age, and is mainly mediated by increased emotional regulation. In addition, age moderates the relationships between various job-related psychological and work-environmental factors and work engagement. Work engagement is associated with working beyond retirement age. Organizations should understand the characteristics of work engagement among older workers and make age-conscious efforts to support them in adapting to social changes.
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