Age Diversity Management in Organizations Scale: Development and Evidence of Validity

Seidl, Juliana; Neiva, Elaine Rabelo; Faiad, Cristiane; Murta, Sheila Giardini

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Papers • Psico-USF 27 (2) • Apr-Jun 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712022270204 copy

Age Diversity Management in Organizations Scale: Development and Evidence of Validity

Escala Gestão da Diversidade Etária nas Organizações: Desenvolvimento e Evidências de Validade

Escala Gestión de la Diversidad de Edades en las Organizaciones: Desarrollo y Evidencias de Validez

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Abstract

This study aimed to develop the Age Diversity Management in Organizations scale for the Brazilian context and verify its evidence of validity. The process included five steps: proposal of its definition and development of the items according to the literature; content and semantic validity by judges; semantic validity by the target population; exploratory factorial analysis (EFA); and confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA). The EFA sample consisted of 674 workers from different organizations and the CFA of 722 workers. The final version of the scale was composed of 20 items (α =.91), divided into four factors: retirement preparation practices (5 items, α =.93); equal treatment for workers of different ages (6 items, a=.85), training to promote age diversity (5 items, α =.81), and management practices for older workers (4 items, α =.72). The theoretical and practical implications as well as the limitations of this measure are discussed.

Keywords:
Test construction; Factor analysis; Organizational psychology; Age diversity

Name	Operational definition	Items
F1 - Retirement preparation practices	Offer and dissemination of talks, events, programs and/or materials that aim to help workers plan for retirement.	11
F2 - Professional growth	Equal opportunities for career growth, as well as for occupying management positions.	4
F3 - Recognition of older workers	Practices aimed at the recognition of older workers.	7
F4 - Update of skills and tasks	Offers of training and adjustments in the nature of tasks in order to make work more attractive to older workers.	6
F5 - Integration of workers of different ages	Practices that promote the mixing of workers from different generations.	5
F6 - Flexibility of hours	Flexible work options for workers, especially those close to retirement.	6
Total		39

Items	Factors				h ²
Items	F1	F2	F3	F4
My organization offers a retirement preparation program for workers that are close to retirement. \| A minha organização oferece programa de preparação para aposentadoria aos trabalhadores que estão próximos da aposentadoria.	.92				.80
My organization publicizes the talks, events or retirement preparation programs it offers. \| A minha organização divulga as palestras, eventos ou programas de preparação para aposentadoria que ela oferece.	.87				.71
My organization offers a retirement preparation program with several meetings and different topics. \| A minha organização oferece programa de preparação para aposentadoria com vários encontros e temas diversificados.	.86				.71
My organization provides talks or specific actions to prepare for retirement. \| A minha organização proporciona palestras ou ações pontuais de preparação para aposentadoria.	.86				.73
My organization offers a retirement preparation program for all workers. \| A minha organização oferece programa de preparação para aposentadoria a todos os trabalhadores.	.84				.75
My organization allows workers of all ages to grow in their careers equally. \| A minha organização permite que trabalhadores de todas as idades possam crescer na carreira de forma igualitária.		.77			.70
My organization provides equal opportunities for younger and older workers to occupy managerial positions. \| A minha organização proporciona oportunidades iguais para que os trabalhadores mais jovens e mais velhos ocupem cargos de chefia.		.76			.71
My organization offers equal opportunities for younger and older workers to be promoted. \| A minha organização oferece oportunidades iguais para que os trabalhadores mais jovens e mais velhos sejam promovidos.		.69			.62
My organization respects workers that can already retire, but choose to postpone it. \| A minha organização respeita os trabalhadores que já podem se aposentar, mas optam por adiá-la.		.62			.41
My work environment is pleasant for workers of all ages. \| O meu ambiente de trabalho é agradável a trabalhadores de todas as idades.		.55			.49
In my organization, work teams are made up of workers from different generations. \| Na minha organização, as equipes de trabalho são formadas por trabalhadores de diferentes gerações.		.46			.30
My organization provides training for older workers to acquire and/or update knowledge and skills related to the job. \| A minha organização disponibiliza treinamentos para que os trabalhadores mais velhos adquiram e/ou atualizem conhecimentos e habilidades relacionadas ao cargo.			.56		.53
My organization invites the most experienced workers to act as mentors, passing on their knowledge to those that will replace them in the future. \| A minha organização convida os trabalhadores mais experientes a atuar como mentores, repassando seus conhecimentos aos que irão substituí-los no futuro.			.47		.49
Managers encourage workers of different ages and backgrounds to learn from each other. \| As chefias incentivam trabalhadores de diferentes idades e experiências a aprenderem uns com os outros.			.45		.53
My organization offers training to managers on how to integrate workers from different generations. \| A minha organização oferece treinamentos aos gestores sobre como integrar trabalhadores de diferentes gerações.			.44		.55
In my organization, there are actions to raise awareness among the workers about the importance of respecting older workers. \| Na minha organização, há ações de sensibilização dos trabalhadores sobre a importância de respeitar os trabalhadores mais velhos.			.42		.54
Workers that apply for their retirement are granted a reduction in the number of hours. \| Trabalhadores que fazem o pedido de suas aposentadorias são contemplados com uma redução de carga horária.				.92	.44
Workers that apply for retirement may experience a reduction in the workload until their definitive departure. \| Trabalhadores que entraram com o pedido de aposentadoria podem ter redução de carga horária de trabalho até a saída definitiva.				.86	.49
My organization distributes tasks considering the knowledge and skills of the older workers. \| A minha organização distribui as tarefas considerando os conhecimentos e as habilidades dos trabalhadores mais velhos.				.58	.53
My organization allows older workers to be relocated according to their interests. \| A minha organização permite que os trabalhadores mais velhos sejam realocados em função dos seus interesses.				.52	.50
Number of Items	5	6	5	4
% of explained variance	32.06	9.72	5.97	4.70
Cronbach’s alpha	.93	.85	.81	.72

	Mean	Median	Mode	Standard deviation	Minimum	Maximum
F1 - Retirement preparation practices	2.94	3.00	4.00	1.04	1.00	5.00
F2 - Equal treatment for workers of different ages	3.33	3.33	4.00	0.77	1.00	5.00
F3 - Training for the promotion of age diversity	2.72	2.80	3.00	0.79	1.00	5.00
F4 - People management practices for older workers	2.23	2.25	2.00	0.70	1.00	5.00
GeDEO	2.86	2.90	3.00	0.64	1.00	5.00

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