The Role of Age and Occupational Future Time Perspective in Workers’ Motivation to Learn

Kochoian, Nané; Raemdonck, Isabel; Frenay, Mariane; Zacher, Hannes

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“…Despite this, evidence suggests that perceived remaining time and focus on opportunities are conceptually and empirically distinct from one another (i.e., as shown by factor analysis; Zacher & Frese, 2009). Subsequent studies adopting a psychometric focus (e.g., Kochoian, Raemdonck, Frenay, & Zacher, 2017;Weikamp & Göritz, 2016) have replicated this two-factor structure of OFTP proposed by Zacher and Frese (2009)…”

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Occupational Future Time Perspective: A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents and Outcomes

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Occupational future time perspective (OFTP) refers to employees’ perceptions of their future in the employment context. Based on lifespan and organizational psychology theories, we review research on OFTP and offer a meta-analysis of antecedents and outcomes of OFTP (K = 40 independent samples, N = 19,112 workers). Results show that OFTP is associated with individual characteristics and personal resources, including age (ρ = -0.55), job tenure (ρ = -0.23), organizational tenure (ρ = -0.25), educational level (ρ = 0.16), and self-rated physical health (ρ = 0.16), as well as job characteristics, like job autonomy (ρ = 0.22). Moreover, OFTP is related to important work outcomes, including job satisfaction (ρ = 0.28), organizational commitment (ρ = 0.41), work engagement (ρ = 0.22), retirement intentions (ρ = -0.37), and work continuance intentions (ρ = 0.16). OFTP is also related to task (ρ = 0.11) and contextual performance (ρ = 0.20). Additional analyses show that OFTP predicts job attitudes and work performance above and beyond the effects of another developmental regulation construct, selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) strategies. Overall, the findings of our meta-analysis suggest that OFTP is an important construct in the context of an aging workforce.

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“…In other words, older workers perceive less remaining opportunities at work and, consequently, they perceive themselves as less employable and they consider learning and development activities at work as less valuable. In addition, Kochoian et al (2016) found that both remaining time and focus on opportunities mediated the negative relationship between age and learning-self efficacy. Investigating only perceived remaining time, Kooij and Zacher (2016) found that it mediated the negative effects of age on learning goal orientation and on attitude toward learning and development.…”

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“…More specifically, age was strongly negatively related to remaining time at work ( r = -0.68, Froehlich et al, 2016; r = -0.64, Kooij and Zacher, 2016; average r = -0.71, Weikamp and Göritz, 2015; r = -0.82, Zacher and Frese, 2009) and positively to constrained perceived remaining time ( r = 0.81, Kochoian et al, 2016). To a lesser extent, age was negatively related to focus on opportunities at work ( r = -0.50, Froehlich et al, 2016; r = -0.41, Gielnik et al, 2012; r = -0.48, Gielnik et al, 2016; r = -0.43, Kochoian et al, 2016; average r = -0.44, Weikamp and Göritz, 2015; r = -0.60, Zacher and Frese, 2009; r = -0.72; Zacher and Frese, 2011; r = -0.50, Zacher et al, 2010). Moreover, mental health ( r = 0.20, Gielnik et al, 2012), optimism ( r = 0.40, Schmitt et al, 2013a), and using SOC strategies ( r = 0.09, Zacher and Frese, 2011) were positively associated with focus on opportunities.…”

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“…Moreover, Kochoian et al (2016) investigated and distinguished perceived remaining time and focus opportunities. They showed that both were positively related to learning self-efficacy ( r = 0.52 for focus on opportunities, r = -0.37 for constrained perceived remaining time) and learning value ( r = 0.28 for focus on opportunities, r = -0.19 for constrained perceived remaining time).…”

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“…Studies that distinguished between perceived remaining time and focus on opportunities found that only focus on opportunities mediated the negative relationship between age and employability (Froehlich et al, 2016), and between age and learning value (Kochoian et al, 2016). In other words, older workers perceive less remaining opportunities at work and, consequently, they perceive themselves as less employable and they consider learning and development activities at work as less valuable.…”

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Future Time Perspective in the Work Context: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies

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A core construct in the lifespan theory of socioemotional selectivity, future time perspective (FTP) refers to individuals’ perceptions of their remaining time in life. Its adaptation to the work context, occupational future time perspective (OFTP), entails workers’ perceptions of remaining time and opportunities in their careers. Over the past decade, several quantitative studies have investigated antecedents and consequences of general FTP and OFTP in the work context (i.e., FTP at work). We systematically review and critically discuss this literature on general FTP (k = 17 studies) and OFTP (k = 16 studies) and highlight implications for future research and practice. Results of our systematic review show that, in addition to its strong negative relationship with age, FTP at work is also associated with other individual (e.g., personality traits) and contextual variables (e.g., job characteristics). Moreover, FTP at work has been shown to mediate and moderate relationships of individual and contextual antecedents with occupational well-being, as well as motivational and behavioral outcomes. As a whole, findings suggest that FTP at work is an important variable in the field of work and aging, and that future research should improve the ways in which FTP at work is measured and results on FTP at work are reported.

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The Japanese version of the occupational future time perspective scale: A validation study

Mori,

Odagami,

Hiraoka

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Journal of Occupational Health

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop and validate a Japanese version of the Occupational Future Time Perspective scale (OFTP‐J) and assess its structural validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability among Japanese workers.MethodsThe online survey was conducted with 2046 participants who met the eligibility criteria. The Japanese version of the OFTP scale was developed through translation and back‐translation processes. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to evaluate the structural validity. Pearson's correlations were computed to assess construct validity, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated to determine internal consistency. Test–retest reliability was examined using Cohen's weighted kappa coefficients and intraclass correlation coefficients.ResultsThe confirmatory factor analysis supported an 8‐item model with three factors (i.e., focus on opportunities, perceived remaining time, and focus on limitations) for the Japanese version of the OFTP scale. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from 0.81 to 0.92. Construct validity was supported by significant correlations between the OFTP scale and its subscales, possible antecedents (age, self‐rated health, and job control), and possible outcomes (learning goal orientation, job crafting, and work engagement). Test–retest reliability was confirmed with moderate agreement.ConclusionsThe OFTP‐J was found to be reliable and valid. It can be used to measure OFTP among Japanese workers and facilitate comparative research with the original English version. The OFTP‐J provides valuable insights into the learning motivation and work engagement of the aging workforce.

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The Role of Age and Occupational Future Time Perspective in Workers’ Motivation to Learn

Cited by 42 publications

References 77 publications

Occupational Future Time Perspective: A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents and Outcomes

Occupational Future Time Perspective: A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents and Outcomes

Future Time Perspective in the Work Context: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies

The Japanese version of the occupational future time perspective scale: A validation study

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