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ERIC Number: EJ879000
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
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The Role of Future Time Perspective in Psychological Contracts: A Study among Older Workers
Bal, P. Matthijs; Jansen, Paul G. W.; van der Velde, Mandy E. G.; de Lange, Annet H.; Rousseau, Denise M.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v76 n3 p474-486 Jun 2010
Using a sample of post-retirement workers (N = 176), this study investigated the role of future time perspective (FTP) in psychological contracts. The study aimed to test: (i) whether future time perspective is related to employer psychological contract fulfillment and (ii) whether it moderates relations between psychological contract fulfillment and employee obligations. Based on previous work, three types of employer psychological contract fulfillment are examined: economic, socio-emotional, and developmental fulfillment. FTP was expected to relate positively to developmental fulfillment. Moreover, people with limited future time perspective were hypothesized to manifest a stronger relationship between economic and socio-emotional fulfillment and employee obligations. Results showed that future time perspective is indeed significantly related to developmental fulfillment, and also moderated the relations between contract fulfillment and employee obligations. More specifically, economic and socio-emotional fulfillments were significantly stronger related to obligations among older workers with high FTP. (Contains 8 figures and 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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