TY - JOUR

T1 - A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire

T2 - The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment

AU - Schermuly, Carsten Christoph

AU - Deller, Jürgen

AU - Büsch, Victoria

PY - 2014/5

Y1 - 2014/5

N2 - Age discrimination is a common problem in organizations. In our pilot study, we want to explore the processes how the desired retirement age is influenced by age discrimination and see psychological empowerment as an important mediator for the relationship between these variables. Data stem from an online questionnaire completed by 130 employees from different organizations in Germany (all 50 years or older). Our results show that age discrimination is an antecedent for the desired retirement age. It has a direct as well as an indirect (via psychological empowerment) effect on the desired retirement age.

AB - Age discrimination is a common problem in organizations. In our pilot study, we want to explore the processes how the desired retirement age is influenced by age discrimination and see psychological empowerment as an important mediator for the relationship between these variables. Data stem from an online questionnaire completed by 130 employees from different organizations in Germany (all 50 years or older). Our results show that age discrimination is an antecedent for the desired retirement age. It has a direct as well as an indirect (via psychological empowerment) effect on the desired retirement age.

KW - Business psychology

KW - diversity

KW - early retirement

KW - employment

KW - retirement

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898685805&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/0164027513508288

DO - 10.1177/0164027513508288

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 25650999

AN - SCOPUS:84898685805

VL - 36

SP - 382

EP - 393

JO - Research on Aging

JF - Research on Aging

SN - 0164-0275

IS - 3

ER -