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Interaction of workplace environment with worker demographics and perceptions in the context of ageing

The aim of the study was to investigate age (chronological and subjective) and gender differences in terms of the physical, mental and social demands of work. Subjects, 88 women and 25 men, were workers in a medical setting. They were administered a questionnaire from which we selected work and age related items for analysis. Physical, mental and social demands of work were assessed in terms of subjects’ reports of effort required by the work, tiredness resulting from the work, and personal skills needed to complete the work. Subjective age measures included cognitive age, desired age and comparative age. Results showed that, compared to men, women reported being more tense as a result of the work. Age differences were found in the physical and mental skills required by the work. Older workers had lower estimates of their own skills than younger workers. The measures of subjective age showed different relationships with aspects of work demands. Feeling younger then a peer group was associated with more effort required by the work ; younger desired age was associated with more tiredness resulting from the work, while cognitive age was related to measures of personal skills needed to complete the work.

subjective age; tension; fatigue; health

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