The impact of older employees' generativity on job dedication: a socioemotional selectivity perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As organizations worldwide grapple with an aging workforce and extended careers, understanding and enhancing the psychological mechanisms underpinning older employees' job dedication has become increasingly crucial. Building upon Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory, this study explores how older employees' generativity translates into job dedication through organizational commitment, with trust serving as a key boundary condition.

Methods

We address this gap through a three-wave longitudinal study of 489 older employees across multiple organizations in eastern China. Using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and Bootstrap mediation testing, we examine the proposed relationships.

Results

The findings

SUBMITTER: Gong Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12864090 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature