The effects of psychosocial risk factors on the prolongation of working life: the crucial role of autonomy and emotional coping
Abstract
This paper analyses the influence of working conditions in relation to psychosocial risk factors on working people's expectations of prolonging their working lives in Europe. The European Working Conditions Survey is used as the main source of information. The analytical framework used is the Demands, Control and Social support (DCS) model. As a novelty, this paper links the results of the DCS model, which is widely used in the literature, with the expectations that working people have about the age until which they will be able to carry out their current or a similar job. In addition, the moderating effect of occupational level on expectations of prolonging working life is considered. The results challenge the postulates of the DCS model and show that the control dimension and emotional management emerge as key factors in the prolongation of working life.
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