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Explaining Age Differences in the Motivating Potential of Intergenerational Contact at Work
Work, Aging and Retirement ( IF 5.682 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-02 , DOI: 10.1093/workar/waab002
Anne Burmeister 1 , Andreas Hirschi 2 , Hannes Zacher 3
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Understanding the effects of intergenerational contact at work is important given aging and increasingly age-diverse workforces. The aim of this research was to better understand who derives motivational benefits from intergenerational contact, and the processes by which this occurs. To do so, we adopted a motivational lens grounded in need-based theories of work motivation and lifespan development theory. We argue that the motivating effect of intergenerational contact on work engagement via sense of belonging is more pronounced for older compared with younger employees due to changes in goal priorities across the lifespan. Specifically, we posit the generativity motive and perceived remaining time at work as lifespan-related mechanisms that explain the moderating effects of age on the links between intergenerational contact and work engagement. In Study 1, a laboratory experiment with 45 younger and 45 older participants in Switzerland, we found support for a causal effect of intergenerational contact on sense of belonging. In Study 2, a three-wave field study with 560 employees in Germany, we found that sense of belonging mediated the relation between intergenerational contact and work engagement. Furthermore, perceived remaining time at work explained the moderating effect of age on the link between sense of belonging and work engagement. By highlighting age differences in the motivating potential of intergenerational contact, we advance research on intergroup contact, employee motivation, and workforce aging.

中文翻译:

解释工作中代际接触激励潜力的年龄差异

鉴于劳动力老龄化和年龄日益多样化,了解工作中代际接触的影响很重要。这项研究的目的是更好地了解谁从代际接触中获得了激励利益,以及发生这种情况的过程。为此,我们采用了基于需求的工作动机理论和寿命发展理论的动机视角。我们认为,由于整个生命周期中目标优先级的变化,与年轻员工相比,代际接触通过归属感对工作投入的激励作用对于年长员工更为明显。具体而言,我们将生成动机和感知的剩余工作时间假定为与寿命相关的机制,可以解释年龄对代际接触和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。在研究 1 中,我们在瑞士对 45 名年轻和 45 名老年参与者进行了实验室实验,我们发现支持代际接触对归属感的因果影响。在研究 2 中,一项对德国 560 名员工进行的三波实地研究,我们发现归属感介导了代际接触和工作投入之间的关系。此外,感知的剩余工作时间解释了年龄对归属感和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。通过强调代际接触的激励潜力的年龄差异,我们推进了对群体间接触、员工动机和劳动力老龄化的研究。我们发现支持代际接触对归属感的因果影响。在研究 2 中,一项对德国 560 名员工进行的三波实地研究,我们发现归属感介导了代际接触和工作投入之间的关系。此外,感知的剩余工作时间解释了年龄对归属感和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。通过强调代际接触的激励潜力的年龄差异,我们推进了对群体间接触、员工动机和劳动力老龄化的研究。我们发现支持代际接触对归属感的因果影响。在研究 2 中,一项对德国 560 名员工进行的三波实地研究,我们发现归属感介导了代际接触和工作投入之间的关系。此外,感知的剩余工作时间解释了年龄对归属感和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。通过强调代际接触的激励潜力的年龄差异,我们推进了对群体间接触、员工动机和劳动力老龄化的研究。感知剩余工作时间解释了年龄对归属感和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。通过强调代际接触的激励潜力的年龄差异,我们推进了对群体间接触、员工动机和劳动力老龄化的研究。感知剩余工作时间解释了年龄对归属感和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。通过强调代际接触的激励潜力的年龄差异,我们推进了对群体间接触、员工动机和劳动力老龄化的研究。
更新日期:2021-04-02
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