Journal article
A shield against ageism: Self‐affirmation mitigates the negative effects of workplace age discrimination on well‐being and performance
Journal of organizational behavior, Vol.45(8), pp.1147-1169
10/2024
DOI: 10.1002/job.2823
Abstract
Summary
Although an increasingly age‐diverse workforce offers many potential advantages for organizations, it also presents unique challenges. Namely, bringing together people of different ages produces an environment ripe for age‐based discrimination. In this study, we integrate the transactional model of stress with self‐affirmation theory to propose the effectiveness of a brief personal values affirmation for shaping the effect of age discrimination on stress appraisals. In turn, we expect this intervention to weaken the indirect effects of age discrimination on somatic complaints, emotional exhaustion, and task performance. We test our model using four multi‐wave field experiments among full‐time employees (total N = 629). We find robust support for the utility of the intervention for mitigating the effects of age discrimination on outcomes via threat appraisal. Our findings have implications for managing experiences of ageism in organizations and complement existing techniques to reduce the adverse effects of this pernicious form of mistreatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A shield against ageism: Self‐affirmation mitigates the negative effects of workplace age discrimination on well‐being and performance
- Creators
- Trevor M. Spoelma - University of New MexicoLisa A. Marchiondo - University of New Mexico
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of organizational behavior, Vol.45(8), pp.1147-1169
- DOI
- 10.1002/job.2823
- ISSN
- 0894-3796
- eISSN
- 1099-1379
- Number of pages
- 23
- Grant note
- Rich Research Grant Program through the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2024
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984936835002771
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