Building an age-inclusive workplace for older workers: A dual pathway of age-inclusive HR practices to facilitate successful aging at work

IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104148

Guodong Cui , Dorien D.T.A.M. Kooij , Ying Zhang , Depeng Liu , Jingzhou Pan

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Abstract

With an increasing number of older workers in the workplace worldwide, it is critical for organizations to help older workers age successfully. However, little is known about how and why human resource (HR) practices contribute to older workers' successful aging at work. Guided by the process model of successful aging at work (Kooij et al., 2020), we propose a dual-path mediation model in which age-inclusive HR practices (AIHRP) positively contribute to successful aging at work via demands-abilities fit and relatedness needs-supplies fit. We further extend this theoretical model by hypothesizing occupational future time perspective as a self-regulation resource that strengthens the benefits of AIHRP. A multi-source and multi-wave survey was conducted, and a matched sample of older workers (aged 45 years and above) and their leaders were used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that AIHRP had a positive direct and indirect effect on successful aging at work through increased demands-abilities fit and relatedness needs-supplies fit, particularly among those older workers with higher occupational future time perspective (vs. lower). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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为老年员工建立一个包容年龄的工作场所：包容年龄的人力资源实践的双重途径，以促进工作中成功的老龄化

随着世界范围内越来越多的老年员工进入职场，帮助老年员工成功地适应老年生活对组织来说至关重要。然而，关于人力资源（HR）实践如何以及为什么有助于老年员工在工作中成功老龄化，人们知之甚少。在工作中成功老龄化的过程模型（Kooij et al., 2020）的指导下，我们提出了一个双路径中介模型，其中年龄包容性人力资源实践（AIHRP）通过需求-能力匹配和相关性需求-供给匹配积极促进工作中成功老龄化。我们进一步扩展了这一理论模型，假设职业未来时间视角作为一种自我调节资源，加强了AIHRP的益处。我们进行了一项多来源、多波的调查，并使用年龄较大的员工（45岁及以上）及其领导的匹配样本来检验这些假设。结果表明，AIHRP通过提高需求-能力契合度和相关性需求-供给契合度，对工作成功老龄化有积极的直接和间接影响，特别是在职业未来时间观较高（相对较低）的老年工人中。讨论了理论和实践意义。

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Journal of Vocational Behavior PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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13.10

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5.40%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles offering unique insights into the realms of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan. These contributions are not only valuable for academic exploration but also find applications in counseling and career development programs across diverse sectors such as colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and the military. The primary focus of the journal centers on individual decision-making regarding work and careers, prioritizing investigations into personal career choices rather than organizational or employer-level variables. Example topics encompass a broad range, from initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial work or organization selection, organizational attraction) to the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, and turnover).