TY - JOUR
T1 - What's age got to do with it? A primer and review of the workplace aging literature
AU - Beier, Margaret E.
AU - Kanfer, Ruth
AU - Kooij, Dorien T.A.M.
AU - Truxillo, Donald M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Personnel Psychology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - As populations in the United States and around the world continue to age, it has become increasingly important to understand how organizations can create working conditions that attract, support, and retain workers across the lifespan. In this paper, we provide a primer on current theory and research on age in the workplace. We briefly describe lifespan theories that have guided recent advances in the field, discuss the implications of these theories for an aging workforce, and provide an overview of current research streams that address the work and nonwork factors affecting performance, well-being, and workforce participation among mature workers. Based on this review, we provide recommendations for future research and practice.
AB - As populations in the United States and around the world continue to age, it has become increasingly important to understand how organizations can create working conditions that attract, support, and retain workers across the lifespan. In this paper, we provide a primer on current theory and research on age in the workplace. We briefly describe lifespan theories that have guided recent advances in the field, discuss the implications of these theories for an aging workforce, and provide an overview of current research streams that address the work and nonwork factors affecting performance, well-being, and workforce participation among mature workers. Based on this review, we provide recommendations for future research and practice.
KW - age differences at work
KW - aging workforce
KW - successful aging at work
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140051555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/peps.12544
DO - 10.1111/peps.12544
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85140051555
SN - 0031-5826
VL - 75
SP - 779
EP - 804
JO - Personnel Psychology
JF - Personnel Psychology
IS - 4
ER -