Predictors of the Willingness and the Ability to Continue Working Until the Age of 65 Years
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 05/24/2012
Geuskens GA et al. – Prevention of emotional exhaustion and promotion of a healthy social work climate may support both the willingness and ability to work until the age of 65 years.
Methods- In this longitudinal study, 4937 employees aged 45 to 63 years included in the Netherlands Working Conditions Cohort Study were studied.
- Logistic regression analyses were applied.
- Employees who experienced emotional exhaustion and bullying or harassment by colleagues/supervisor were less often willing to continue working, whereas employees sometimes using force were more often willing to continue working.
- Emotional exhaustion, a work handicap, higher physical and emotional demands, lower supervisor's support, and intermediate satisfaction with salary predicted a lower likelihood to be able to continue working.
