Abstracts on Aging and Work Issues

Among numerous occupational stress and health topics, the following abstracts are from presentations at the 2011 Work Stress and Health Conference that addressed work-family and aging & work issues.

G1 Work Capabilities and Its Relationship to Age, Health, or Psychological Factors

• Trude Furunes, PhD, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway G2 Gains and Losses in Aging: Implications for the Occupational Health of Older Workers
• Julie A. Maertens, MS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO G3 Aging Workforce: Stress and Early Retirement
• Susan P. Chen, MSc, StatoilHydro ASA/University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway G4 Subjective Age, Core Self-Evaluations, and Retirement Intentions Among Registered Nurses David M. Cadiz, MBA, Portland State University, Portland, OR

Flamingo C/D

• Janet L. Barnes-Farrell, PhD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Flamingo C/D

• Chair: Xiuwen Sue Dong, DrPH, CPWR–The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, MD Paper 1 The Moderating Effect of Time Perspective and Regulatory Focus in Longitudinal Relations Between Psychological Contract Breach and Work Motivation
• Annet De Lange, PhD, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands Paper 2 Self-Rated Health Before and After Retirement: Findings From the French Gazel Cohort Study
• Hugo Westerlund, PhD, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Paper 3 Effect of Retirement on Sleep Disturbances: The GAZEL Prospective Cohort Study
• Hugo Westerlund, PhD, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Paper 4 Mental and Physical Health Among Older Construction Workers Xiuwen Sue Dong, DrPH, CPWR–The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, MD Paper 5 “Ageing Well at Work”–An Effect of Leadership?
• Reidar J. Mykletun, PhD, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

• Leslie B. Hammer, PhD, Portland State University, Portland, OR