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ERIC Number: EJ1005432
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-4150
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Job Characteristics, Core Self-Evaluations, and Job Satisfaction: What's Age Got to Do with It?
Besen, Elyssa; Matz-Costa, Christina; Brown, Melissa; Smyer, Michael A.; Pitt-Catsouphes, Martha
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v76 n4 p269-295 2013
There is a well-established relationship between age and job satisfaction. To date, there is little research about how many well-known predictors of job satisfaction, specifically job characteristics and core self-evaluations, may vary with age. Using a multi-worksite sample of 1,873 employed adults aged 17 to 81, this study evaluated the extent to which several job characteristics and core self-evaluations varied in their relationships with job satisfaction for workers of different ages. Findings suggest that the positive relationships between job satisfaction and skill variety, autonomy, and friendship weaken as employee age increases, while the positive relationships between job satisfaction and dealing with others, task identity, task significance, feedback, and core self-evaluations did not vary with age. The findings extend previous research by examining how the factors important for job satisfaction vary for employees of different ages. (Contains 2 tables, 3 figures, and 5 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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