Dominant achievement goals of older workers and their relationship with motivation-related outcomes

"The aim of this study was to increase our insight into older employees' achievement motivation by examining the prevalence of dominant achievement goals among a 'unique' group of 172 Dutch workers who remained active after their post-statutory retirement age. Moreover, we invest...

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Published in:Journal of vocational behavior 2010-08, Vol.77 (1), p.118-125
Main Authors: Lange, Annet H. de, Heijden, Beatrice I. J. M. van der, Bald, P. Matthijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Goals
Achievement Need
Arbeit
Arbeitsmotivation
Comparative Analysis
Einstellung (Psy)
Foreign Countries
Goal Orientation
Leiharbeitnehmer
Leistungsmotivation
Motivation
Motivation-Related Outcomes
Netherlands
Niederlande
Objectives
Older Workers
Post-statutory Retirement Age
Rentenalter
Retirement
Studies
Älterer Arbeitnehmer
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Summary:"The aim of this study was to increase our insight into older employees' achievement motivation by examining the prevalence of dominant achievement goals among a 'unique' group of 172 Dutch workers who remained active after their post-statutory retirement age. Moreover, we investigated how their dominant achievement goals were linked to motivation-related outcomes (i.e., work engagement and meaning of work). Our results showed that, relative to younger workers, a significantly higher amount of older workers endorsed dominant mastery-avoidance goals. In addition, as expected, older workers with dominant mastery-approach goals scored highest, while the workers with dominant mastery-avoidance goals scored lowest in work engagement, social and personal meaning of work. Theoretical as well as practical implications of these results are discussed." Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch; Befragung. (author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2010.02.013