Job-search self-efficacy and reemployment willingness among older adults: roles of achievement motivation and age

BMC Geriatrics

Yingfen Fang¹  Lin Zhang²  Shen Liu²  Wei Zhou³  Zijing Hong³ 

[1] Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China;Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China;School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, 230022, Hefei, China;Department and Institute of Psychology, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China;School of Management, Jinan University, 511486, Jinan, China;

关键词: Older adults;    Reemployment willingness;    Job search self-efficacy;    Achievement motivation;    Age;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-021-02645-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe present study aimed to explore the relationship between job-search self-efficacy and reemployment willingness among older adults, as well as roles of achievement motivation and age in this relationship.MethodsThree hundred and sixty-five Chinese retired older adults were recruited from five neighborhoods in a city via convenience sampling, and they were measured by the Job Search Self-Efficacy Scale and the Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS).ResultsResults revealed that job-search self-efficacy significantly positively predicted reemployment willingness. Achievement motivation played a partial mediating role in the relationship between the job-search self-efficacy and reemployment willingness. Age moderated the relationship between job-search self-efficacy and reemployment willingness.ConclusionsThese findings showed that increasing the job-search self-efficacy and achievement motivation could effectively promote older adults’ reemployment willingness. The present study provided a theoretical basis for caring for older adults’ reemployment willingness.

【 授权许可】

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