PSYC 353 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Mandatory Retirement, Ageism, Isaac Erter

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Older workers in high stress/high satisfaction and low stress/low satisfaction jobs have less depressive symptoms: there was no significant association between job strain and alcohol misuse, mezuk et al. Job performance: common stereotypes of older workers: less productive, less motivated, less receptive to innovations, and less able to learn, especially when it comes to new technologies. In reality, older workers are dependable, productive, and have lower accident rates than younger workers. Job performance is a function of ability and experience decline, particularly speed of response. 69: results: selection strategies were endorsed more by men, many who held managerial positions. Compensation and optimization were endorsed more by women, many who worked in administrative/clerical positions: older workers were more likely to say they would use all three types of strategy. Many employers use this exception as their defense when older workers file charges of age discrimination.

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