TY - JOUR
T1 - On the relationships among work characteristics and learning- related behavior
T2 - Does age matter?
AU - De Lange, Annet H.
AU - Taris, Toon W.
AU - Jansen, Paul
AU - Kompier, Michiel A J
AU - Houtman, Irene L D
AU - Bongers, Paulien M.
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - This 3- wave longitudinal study examined (a) the causal direction of the relationships among psychosocial work characteristics (e.g., job demands, job control, and supervisor support) and indicators of learning- related behavior (e.g., motivation to learn and active problem solving), and (b) whether these relationships differed across age, by comparing the results for young (≤30), middle- aged (31-44) and older (≥45) workers. The results for the total sample revealed significant reciprocal causal relationships among job demands, job control, and learning- related behavior. Furthermore, significant age differences were found in the level of the work characteristics and learning- related behavior, as well as in the cross- lagged relationships among the variables. Compared to earlier-predominantly cross- sectional-results, the present study underlines the importance of taking a dynamic as well as a life- span view on the relationships between work and learning- related behavior.
AB - This 3- wave longitudinal study examined (a) the causal direction of the relationships among psychosocial work characteristics (e.g., job demands, job control, and supervisor support) and indicators of learning- related behavior (e.g., motivation to learn and active problem solving), and (b) whether these relationships differed across age, by comparing the results for young (≤30), middle- aged (31-44) and older (≥45) workers. The results for the total sample revealed significant reciprocal causal relationships among job demands, job control, and learning- related behavior. Furthermore, significant age differences were found in the level of the work characteristics and learning- related behavior, as well as in the cross- lagged relationships among the variables. Compared to earlier-predominantly cross- sectional-results, the present study underlines the importance of taking a dynamic as well as a life- span view on the relationships between work and learning- related behavior.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78649606671&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/job.649
DO - 10.1002/job.649
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649606671
SN - 0894-3796
VL - 31
SP - 925
EP - 950
JO - Journal of Organizational Behavior
JF - Journal of Organizational Behavior
IS - 7
ER -