Remaining Time and Opportunities at Work: Relationships Between Age, Work Characteristics, and Occupational Future Time Perspective

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 487-493

  Zacher, Hannes ^a   Frese, Michael ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

age; future time perspective; opportunities; remaining time; work characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 66549114455     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015425     Document Type: Article

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