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The research aims to determine how work engagement, job resources, and job demands affect work ability in older white-collar workers.

February 2, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

Work Ability in the Digital Age: The Role of Work Engagement, Job Resources and Traditional and Emerging Job Demands Among Older White-Collar Workers

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The study examines work engagement's impact on work ability in older workers, suggesting supportive job resources improve outcomes.

The research aims to determine how work engagement, job resources, and job demands affect work ability in older white-collar workers.
Conducted structured interviews with 230 bank and finance workers aged over 50.
Applied the Job Demands–Resources model as a framework.
Employed structural equation modeling to analyze relationships.
Work engagement positively influenced work ability in older workers.
Increased control and social support improved work engagement and indirectly enhanced work ability.
Techno-complexity reduced work engagement without impacting work ability.
High workload diminished the positive effects of control on both work engagement and ability.

Tecco et al. (2026) studied this question.

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