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Workplace age discrimination and engagement: The role of emotional regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

I. Miguel ,
S. Silva ,
S. von Humboldt ,
P. Tavares ,
G. Low ,
I. Leal  and
J. Valentim
I. Miguel
Affiliation:
1Portucalense Institute of Human Development & Department of Psychology and Education, Portucalense University, Porto
S. Silva
Affiliation:
2ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
S. von Humboldt*
Affiliation:
3William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário
P. Tavares
Affiliation:
4Advance/CSG, ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
G. Low
Affiliation:
5Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
I. Leal
Affiliation:
3William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário
J. Valentim
Affiliation:
6Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Gaining competitive advantage is essential to modern organizations, for which it is fundamental that workers are engaged with their work. Perceived age discrimination in the workplace is a factor that may influence workers’ engagement.

Objectives

The present study aimed to analyze the moderating role of emotional regulation in the relationship between perceived age discrimination and work engagement.

Methods

This empirical study included a sample of 452 Portuguese workers of various age groups, between 18 and 65 years-old and used the questionnaire as data collection method.

Results

Results show that perceived workplace age discrimination negatively impacts work engagement. Further, results suggest that emotional regulation exacerbates the negative relationship between perceived age discrimination and work engagement.

Conclusions

Age management strategies to address perceived age discrimination and work engagement, particularly due to the increasing proportion of older workers, are discussed.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S237
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