Abstract
Due to lower birth rates, higher life expectancy and a rising retirement age the topic of successful aging at work has become a popular research theme. In this short version of my inaugural lecture, the importance of using a positive life-course psychological perspective on the relations between self-management and successful aging at work is emphasized. More specifically, the following topics are discussed: (1) definitions and theories concerning self-management and successful aging at work, (2) various self-management resources that can be used by workers during the life course to maintain a person-work fit, (3) evidence-based work and organizational interventions to facilitate successful aging at work, and finally, (4) a research agenda for future (applied) research on successful aging at work.
| Translated title of the contribution | Aging successfully at work? Positive psychological perspectives on self-management at work |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 184-208 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Gedrag & Organisatie |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- Positive life-course psychology
- Self-management
- Successful aging
- Work and organizational interventions