Ageism, Job Engagement, Negative Stereotypes, Intergenerational Climate, and Life Satisfaction among Middle-Aged and Older Employees in a University Setting

Jasmin T. McConatha, V. K. Kumar and Jaqueline Magnarelli
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Jasmin T. McConatha: Department of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383, USA
V. K. Kumar: Department of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383, USA
Jaqueline Magnarelli: Department of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-11

Abstract: This study examined whether age-related discrimination, negative age-related stereotypes about declining abilities due to age, job engagement (cognitive, physical, and emotional), and workplace intergenerational climate in terms of positive intergenerational affect (PIA) and workplace intergenerational inclusiveness (WIG) correlated with life satisfaction in a university setting. The analysis was based on 115–117 faculty and staff, 50 years or older. A Principal Axis factor analysis with Promax rotation on the job-related variable revealed three factors: Experiencing Ageism (discrimination and negative stereotypes), Work Climate (PIA and WIG), and Job Engagement (physical, emotional, and cognitive). The factor-based regression scores on the three-factor-based scores were correlated with life satisfaction and also subjected to hierarchical regression analyses with age, sex, and education entered on the first step and the three factors on the second step. The results of both the correlational and hierarchical regression analysis indicated that experiencing ageism was significantly predictive of life satisfaction, and that ageism may play a more primary role than job engagement and work climate-related variables in accounting for life satisfaction.

Keywords: ageism; life satisfaction; stereotypes; discrimination; work engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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