Remaining time and opportunities at work: Relationships between age, work characteristics, and occupational future time perspective

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Remaining time and opportunities at work: Relationships between age, work characteristics, and occupational future time perspective. / Zacher, Hannes; Frese, Michael.
In: Psychology and Aging, Vol. 24, No. 2, 01.06.2009, p. 487-493.

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title = "Remaining time and opportunities at work: Relationships between age, work characteristics, and occupational future time perspective",
abstract = "The authors adapted the concept of future time perspective (FTP) to the work context and examined its relationships with age and work characteristics (job complexity and control). Structural equation modeling of data from 176 employees of various occupations showed that age is negatively related to 2 distinct dimensions of occupational FTP: remaining time and remaining opportunities. Work characteristics (job complexity and control) were positively related to remaining opportunities and moderated the relationship between age and remaining opportunities, such that the relationship became weaker with increasing levels of job complexity and control.",
keywords = "Business psychology, Adult, Age Factors, Aging, Career Mobility, Employment, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Occupations, Organizational Culture, Time Factors, Time Perception, Work, Workplace",
author = "Hannes Zacher and Michael Frese",
note = "(c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved.",
year = "2009",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1037/a0015425",
language = "English",
volume = "24",
pages = "487--493",
journal = "Psychology and Aging",
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publisher = "American Psychological Association Inc.",
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