Successful Aging at Work: Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of Selection, Optimization and Compensation Questionnaire

Segura-Camacho, Adrián; Rodríguez-Cifuentes, Francisco; Torre, Luis C. Sáenz De la; Topa, Gabriela

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00410

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“…Thirdly, our findings are also in line with other primary studies [35,42]. Additionally, other studies reported that a high use of SOC strategies facilitated older employees' maintenance of a positive view of work, even when task complexity was high [18,53].…”

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Sustainable and Healthy Organizations Promote Employee Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation Strategies

2018

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The psychology of sustainability claims for a new kind of organization that promotes employee well-being as well as the search firm's performance. In sustainable and healthy organizations, tasks are characterized by their significance, variety, autonomy, and feedback from the job. This way of organizing employees' activities motivates them and can affect their well-being. However, due to a series of age-related physical and cognitive changes, older workers must constantly adapt to task demands to continue working and maintain their productivity. This research explores the moderating role of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies in the relationship between task characteristics (significance, variety, autonomy, and feedback from the job) on the one hand, and job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behaviors on the other. This study was carried out using a lagged design over a three-month interval. Participants were 183 Spanish workers aged between 45-55 years who completed two questionnaires (Time 1 and Time 2). The results support the moderating role of the optimization and compensation in the relationship between task characteristics and employee well-being. Elective selection and loss-based selection strategies do not moderate the relationship. These findings underscore that people who are actively involved in optimization and compensation strategies can age successfully at work. The implications of this study to improve the orientation practices of older workers are discussed.

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“…SOC (Selection, Optimization, and Compensation): We used the Spanish short version [35] of the SOC questionnaire [36]. The Likert-type response scale ranged from one (never) to five (always).…”

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“…So far, in addition to the original versions, four versions of the SOC-Questionnaire have been created. In chronological order these are: Chinese [14], Swedish [15], Japanese [16] and Spanish [17] versions. SOC strategies are treated as adaptive resources enabling effective life management and therefore the use of these strategies is related to successful development in many areas and in various age groups [e.g.…”

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Selection, Optimization and Compensation Strategies and Their Relationship with Well-Being and Impulsivity in Early, Middle and Late Adulthood in a Polish Sample

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2021

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Background: Selection, optimization and compensation strategies (SOC strategies) are the life management strategies that contribute to successful development. The studies conducted so far have consistently indicated a relationship between the use of these strategies and well-being. In contrast, the relationship between SOC strategies and impulsivity has not yet been empirically examined, although there are premises to assume its existence. The aim of the study was to compare the use of SOC strategies in early, middle and late adulthood, and to investigate the relationship between the use of SOC strategies and well-being and impulsivity. In addition, the study involved a newly developed Polish version of the SOC Questionnaire (SOC48-PL).Methods: The study sample comprised 589 Poles from three age groups: early adulthood (n = 186, 20-35 years), middle adulthood (n = 165, 40-55 years) and late adulthood (n = 238, 60-85 years). In the study, in addition to the SOC48-PL questionnaire, the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) and the Short UPPS-P Impulsivity Scale (S UPPS-P) were used.Results: Developmental differences in the use of SOC strategies are rather slight, with a considerable individual differences within age groups. The study revealed some indications of a “developmental peak” of SOC strategies in middle adulthood. The use SOC strategies is positively related to well-being. In turn, the relationship between the use of SOC strategies and impulsivity is negative, especially for two dimensions of impulsivity: lack of premeditation and lack of perseverance. Conclusions: The results only slightly confirm the assumed age-related differences in the use of SOC strategies and point to a large role of individual differences. The revealed relationships of SOC strategy use with well-being and impulsivity are consistent with expectations. The results obtained in the Polish sample confirm the repeatedly revealed positive role of the SOC strategies use for well-being. In contrast, the negative association of SOC strategy use with impulsivity may suggest that for impulsive individuals, spontaneous use of these life-management strategies may be difficult and less likely than those with low impulsivity.

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“…As the workforce ages, the need to create workplaces that support long and healthy work lives increases. The SOC model is a life span model that theorises how people can age successfully through the use of selection, optimisation, and compensation strategies [ 1 ], and it has been applied when studying successful ageing at work, e.g., [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The use of selection, optimisation, and compensation (SOC) strategies [ 1 ] has been found to be positively associated with important work-related outcomes such as workability [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], wellbeing [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], work engagement [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], job performance [ 18 , 19 ], and job satisfaction [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Development of a Questionnaire for Measuring Employees’ Perception of Selection, Optimisation and Compensation at the Leadership, Group and Individual Levels

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This study is the first to develop a questionnaire to measure employees’ perceptions of the use of the action strategies selection, optimisation, and compensation (SOC) beyond the individual level, which has so far been lacking in research and practice. The study thus contributes an important tool for research into the role of SOC strategies at the leadership, group, and individual levels for long and healthy working lives. It may also be used by practitioners as a tool to provide input when developing targeted interventions to support long and healthy working lives. The development of the questionnaire was based on SOC theory, qualitative and cognitive interviews, and existing SOC questionnaires. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were tested on data from a cross-sectional survey with responses from 785 nurses and 244 dairy workers. Results from confirmatory factor analyses supported the theoretically expected nine-factor structure of the questionnaire in both study populations (nurses and dairy workers). Furthermore, the results largely supported the criterion validity and internal reliability of the scales in the questionnaire. Nevertheless, further validation across additional occupational groups is needed.

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Successful Aging at Work: Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of Selection, Optimization and Compensation Questionnaire

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Sustainable and Healthy Organizations Promote Employee Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation Strategies

Sustainable and Healthy Organizations Promote Employee Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation Strategies

Selection, Optimization and Compensation Strategies and Their Relationship with Well-Being and Impulsivity in Early, Middle and Late Adulthood in a Polish Sample

Development of a Questionnaire for Measuring Employees’ Perception of Selection, Optimisation and Compensation at the Leadership, Group and Individual Levels

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