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The Meaning of Work for Older Adults Seeking Employment: The Generativity Factor

Mor-Barak, Michál E.·1995·The International Journal of Aging and Human Development

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This study is a theory-based examination of the meaning of work for older adults in a sample of 146 older job-seekers. It proposes four factors to the meaning of work: Financial, Personal, Social, and the Generativity factor. The Generativity factor, unique to older adults, refers to viewing work as a way to teach, train and share skills with younger generations. A factor analysis of a 16-item Meaning of Work Scale (MWS) supports the proposed four factors. The results indicate ethnic and employment differences with respect to the meaning of work, but no gender differences. Significant differences were detected between older adult job-seekers who obtained a job within a year of job search and those who did not, with respect to the personal factor of the MWS and with respect to ethnicity. The findings indicate that jobs providing opportunities for transfer of knowledge and experience to younger generations may be of particular value for older adults.

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Authors: Mor-Barak, M. E.
Affiliations: University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author: Mor-Barak, Michál E.
Venue: The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1995-12
Volume: 41
Issue: 4
Pages: 325-344
ISSN: 0091-4150 (ISSN-L)
1541-3535
DOI: 10.2190/vgtg-epk6-q4bh-q67q
OpenAlex: W2006412557
Cited by: 227
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 10
FWCI: 1.63
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The International Journal of Aging and Human Development (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: University of Southern California
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education and Work Dynamics
Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords: meaning of work, older adults, job search, generativity, economic motivation, personal motivation, social motivation, intergenerational knowledge transmission, employment effects, ethnicity, gender differences
MeSH terms: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Employment, Ethnicity, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Income, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Personal Satisfaction, Psychological Theory, Self Concept, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors

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