TY - JOUR
T1 - Older employees' postretirement work planning
T2 - an application of the theory of planned behavior
AU - Peng, Yisheng
AU - Min, Hanyi
N1 - Funding Information:
The author would like to thank Steve Jex, Ivica Pavisic, and Regan Sweeney for their help and support.Funding: This research study was supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health through the Pilot Research Project Training Program of the University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center Grant T42OH008432-11.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2020/10/20
Y1 - 2020/10/20
N2 - Purpose: Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to examine antecedents of older workers' intentions to engage in postretirement work (PRW) and actual planning for PRW. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey design was used. About 469 nurses (≥45 years old) from Midwestern United States completed an online survey containing various self-reports on attitude, perceived control, subjective norm, intentions to engage in PRW and actual planning for PRW. Findings: Results found that attitude and subjective norm (but not perceived control) were positively related to older employees' intentions to engage in PRW. Perceived control was positively related to actual planning for PRW. PRW intentions mediated the effects of attitude and subjective norm on older workers' actual planning for PRW. Finally, perceived control enhanced the positive effect of PRW intentions on actual planning for PRW. Originality/value: This study contributes to the research by testing the application of the theory of planned behavior to the literature on PRW, further increasing our knowledge of the roles of individuals' attitudinal and cognitive factors in predicting older employees' PRW intentions and actual planning for PRW.
AB - Purpose: Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to examine antecedents of older workers' intentions to engage in postretirement work (PRW) and actual planning for PRW. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey design was used. About 469 nurses (≥45 years old) from Midwestern United States completed an online survey containing various self-reports on attitude, perceived control, subjective norm, intentions to engage in PRW and actual planning for PRW. Findings: Results found that attitude and subjective norm (but not perceived control) were positively related to older employees' intentions to engage in PRW. Perceived control was positively related to actual planning for PRW. PRW intentions mediated the effects of attitude and subjective norm on older workers' actual planning for PRW. Finally, perceived control enhanced the positive effect of PRW intentions on actual planning for PRW. Originality/value: This study contributes to the research by testing the application of the theory of planned behavior to the literature on PRW, further increasing our knowledge of the roles of individuals' attitudinal and cognitive factors in predicting older employees' PRW intentions and actual planning for PRW.
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U2 - 10.1108/CDI-02-2020-0038
DO - 10.1108/CDI-02-2020-0038
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086701526
SN - 1362-0436
VL - 25
SP - 565
EP - 579
JO - Career Development International
JF - Career Development International
IS - 6
ER -