중고령근로자의 성공적인 직무적응에 관한 연구 - Baltes의「 성공적인 노화이론 」 의 적용 -

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether in spite of age-related loss and change, older workers can maintain important job competence and feel job-related affective well-being. Baltes` Successful Aging Model - Selection, Optimization, and Compensation［SOC strategies］- was applied to older workers. 447 male workers, ranging from 40 to 60 years (M=48, SD=4.95), participated in the present study. Older workers` characteristics (indepandent variables) were general reserve capacity and job requirements. Mediated variable was SOC stratigies and successful job-related adjustment (dependent variables) was measured by job-related competence maintenance and job-related affective well-being. According to the result of path analysis, SOC strategies mediated the path between older workers` characteristics and successful job-related adjustment. Interestingly, general reserve capacity did not affect competence maintenance but affected directly job-related affective well-being. On the contrary, job requirements influenced job competence maintenance directly but did not influence job-related affective well-being. There was no age effect on SOC strategies, competence maintenance, nor job-ralated affective well-being. It is implied that SOC model of Successful Aging may be useful in explaining how older workers can maintain important job competence. Politic implications for these findings are suggested.