Introduction
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To obtain more insight into the employees’ point of view concerning some work characteristics and job satisfaction, after classification in four age groups in order to investigate the differences between these age groups.
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To find out which work characteristics are associated with job satisfaction in four different age groups.
Theoretical background
Methods
Respondents
Questionnaire
Analyses
<35 years (N = 192) | 35–44 years (N = 314) | 45–54 years (N = 354) | ≥55 years (N = 252) | |
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Age Mean (SD) | 29.1 (2.9) | 39.9 (2.9) | 49.6 (2.7) | 58.2 (2.4) |
Presence of chronic disease * | 14 (7.3%) | 37 (11.8%) | 49 (13.8%) | 45 (17.9%) |
Normal job performance is impeded by poor health (yes) | 26 (13.5%) | 40 (12.7%) | 64 (18.1%) | 51 (20.2%) |
Sex (woman)* | 107 (55.7%) | 159 (50.6%) | 163 (46.0%) | 67 (26.6%) |
Job classification* (faculty) | 123 (64.1%) | 119 (37.9%) | 116 (32.8%) | 105 (41.7%) |
Working hours per week* (h) | ||||
<29 | 37 (19.7%) | 109 (34.8%) | 98 (27.8%) | 62 (24.8%) |
29–35 | 55 (29.3%) | 75 (24.0%) | 83 (23.6%) | 45 (18.0%) |
36 | 96 (51.1%) | 129 (41.2%) | 171 (46.8%) | 143 (57.2%) |
Contract of employment* (temporary) | 119 (62.0%) | 45 (14.3%) | 7 (2.0%) | 4 (1.6%) |
Term of appointment (years)* Mean (SD) | 3.9 (2.6) | 8.0 (5.2) | 14.6 (9.4) | 24.8 (10.4) |
Number of years in the same position* Mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.8) | 5.6 (4.6) | 8.7 (7.5) | 14.9 (10.9) |
Children at home* | 37 (19.3%) | 211 (67.2%) | 204 (57.6%) | 52 (20.7%) |
Independent variables | <35 years (N = 192) | 35–44 years (N = 314) | 45–54 years (N = 354) | >55 years (N = 252) | ||||||||
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β
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β
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β
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β
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Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Control variables | ||||||||||||
Presence of chronic diseasea
| −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.01 | −0.10 |
−0.12
| 0.02 |
Normal job performance is impeded by poor healtha
| 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
−0.18
|
−0.14
|
−0.10
|
−0.15
| −0.06 | −0.08 |
−0.29
|
−0.18
|
−0.14
|
Sex (woman) | −0.03 | −0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
0.12
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
Job classification (staff) | −0.12 | −0.11 | 0.07 |
−0.26
|
−0.28
|
−0.09
| −0.09 |
−0.15
| −0.08 | −0.11 |
−0.18
|
−0.09
|
R
2
first model
| 0.01 |
0.09
|
0.03
|
0.14
| ||||||||
Demands | ||||||||||||
Problems with workloada
|
−0.14
| −0.09 | −0.08 | −0.05 |
−0.12
| −0.08 |
−0.13
| −0.07 | ||||
Work-home facilitation | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.06 | −0.03 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.03 | ||||
Conflicts at worka
|
−0.39
|
−0.15
|
−0.27
| −0.07 |
−0.34
| −0.03 |
−0.33
| 0.01 | ||||
Able to relax sufficiently at home from job demands | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
0.14
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0.12
| 0.06 | −0.03 | ||||
ΔR
2
second model
| Δ0.20
| Δ0.10
| Δ0.18
| Δ0.12
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Resources | ||||||||||||
Skill discretion |
0.55
|
0.60
|
0.47
|
0.49
| ||||||||
Autonomy | −0.03 | −0.03 |
0.10
| −0.01 | ||||||||
Support from supervisor | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
0.12
| ||||||||
Relation with colleagues |
0.14
| 0.08 |
0.24
|
0.25
| ||||||||
Opportunities for further education | 0.03 | 0.06 | −0.04 |
0.14
| ||||||||
ΔR
2
final model
| Δ0.32
| Δ0.36
| Δ0.34
| Δ0.39
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R
2
final model
|
0.53
|
0.55
|
0.55
|
0.65
|