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Why and When Do Learning Goal Orientation and Attitude Decrease with Aging? The Role of Perceived Remaining Time and Work Centrality

Published in Journal of Social Issues • Mar 1, 2016
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Authors:
Dorien Kooij
,
Hannes Zacher

Abstract

We conducted two studies to improve our understanding of why and when older workers are focused on learning. Based on socioemotional selectivity theory, which proposes that goal focus changes with age and the perception of time, we hypothesized and found that older workers perceive their remaining t...

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