MENTAL DEMANDS AND THRIVING OF OLDER WORKERS: THE ROLE OF WORK ABILITY

Sousa, Inês C.; Baltazar, Daniela

doi:10.1590/S0034-759020240102x

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ARTICLES • Rev. adm. empres. 64 (1) • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-759020240102x copy

MENTAL DEMANDS AND THRIVING OF OLDER WORKERS: THE ROLE OF WORK ABILITY

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ABSTRACT

The aging of the working population and the increasing mental demands at work represent a challenge to the sustainability of working life and the organizations’ competitiveness. Research has focused on thriving at work as a proxy for career sustainability, particularly in its final phase. However, there is limited knowledge about the mechanisms underlying the relationship between thriving and its antecedents. This study aims to examine the mediating role of work ability in the relationship between mental demands at work and thriving among older workers. A sample of 163 workers responded to an online questionnaire. Results support the mediation hypothesis, but the direct effect of mental demands on thriving was insignificant, emphasizing the importance of work ability. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords:
Mental demands; work ability; thriving at work; older workers; aging

Models	χ ²	df	p	χ²/df	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR
Three-Factor Model (Base Model)	229.45	162	< 0.001	1.42	0.97	0.96	0.05	0.06
Two-Factor Model^a	499.57	164	< 0.001	3.05	0.83	0.80	0.11	0.16
Two-Factor Model^b	362.49	164	< 0.001	2.21	0.90	0.88	0.09	0.20
Two-Factor Model^c	274.88	164	< 0.001	1.68	0.94	0.93	0.07	0.10
One-Factor Model (Harman’s Test)	572.89	165	< 0.001	3.47	0.79	0.76	0.12	0.20

Construct	CR	CI 95% CR	AVE	CI 95% AVE
Mental demands	0.865	0.770-0.926	0.519	0.363-0.676
Work ability	0.838	0.717-0.915	0.573	0.410-0.732
Thriving at work	0.848	0.647-1.005	0.742	0.490-1.011

			HTMT
Constructs	MSV	√AVE	1	2
1. Mental demands	0.048	0.720
2. Work ability	0.260	0.756	0.215
3. Thriving at work	0.260	0.861	0.167	0.510

Variables	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. Mental demands	3.44	0.85
2. Work ability	3.51	0.74	-0.22^{^ p < 0.010,}
3. Thriving at work	4.89	1.08	-0.18^{^* * p < 0.050,}	0.51^{^* * p < 0.001}
4. Age	52.80	5.94	-0.07	-0.08	0.17^{^* * p < 0.050,}
5. Gender^a	0.36	0.48	-0.10	0.18^{^* * p < 0.050,}	0.04	0.04
6. Education^b	0.59	0.49	-0.03	0.17^{^* * p < 0.050,}	0.03	0.00	-0.07

	Work ability			Thriving at work
Variable	β	SE	CI 95% BC	β	SE	CI 95% BC
Model 0
Control variables
Age	-0.05	0.09	-0.235; 0.135	0.21	0.09	0.021; 0.371
Gender	0.21	0.08	0.060; 0.364	-0.01	0.08	-0.177; 0.136
Education	0.23	0.08	0.080; 0.372	0.02	0.08	-0.138; 0.185
	R² = 0.10			R² = 0.04
Model 1
Direct effect
Mental demands	-0.25	0.10	-0.423; -0.044	-0.04	0.08	-0.193; 0.118
Work ability				0.71	0.07	0.568; 0.827
Indirect effect
Mental demands				-0.18	0.07	-0.320; -0.032
Total effect
Mental demands				-0.21	0.10	-0.410; -0.010
Control variables
Age	-0.06	0.10	-0.245; 0.133	0.24	0.07	0.111; 0.368
Gender	0.21	0.08	0.053; 0.353	-0.18	0.07	-0.311; -0.050
Education	0.22	0.08	0.055; 0.361	-0.15	0.17	-0.273; -0.014
	R² = 0.15			R² = 0.52

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