A recipe for successful aging: playful work design and other key ingredients
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Scharp, Y. S., & Bakker, A. B. (2025). A recipe for successful aging: playful work design and other key ingredients. In A. H. de Lange, & T. Furunes (Eds.), Research Handbook on Older Workers and Occupational Health and Safety (pp. 173-195). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035330447.00015
©2025 Edward Elgar Publishing. This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Research Handbook on Older Workers and Occupational Health and Safety edited by A. H. de Lange, & T. Furunes, published in 2025, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035330447. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. Without limiting the author's and publisher's exclusive rights, any unauthorised use of this work to train generative artificial intelligence (Al) technologies is expressly prohibited.
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This chapter explains how individuals can proactively shape their career trajectories as they age. Drawing on job demands-resources theory and the aging literature, it develops the dynamic and adaptive aging framework. The framework proposes that successful aging is explained by resource accumulation and resource allocation to manage the demands associated with aging. The authors emphasize the role of proactive strategies, including playful work design, proactive vitality management, and job crafting, in determining trajectories. Such strategies enable people to sustain work engagement and work motivation, while also enabling them to thrive despite aging demands. They conclude that successful aging differs across people and settings and, therefore, necessitates a unique blend for each individual and situation. Yet, the most important principle derived is that aging is not a predetermined path or a straight line. Aging is much more dynamic. Successful aging is something everyone can actively shape with each choice they make.
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Research Handbook on Older Workers and Occupational Health and Safety
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978-1-0353-3044-7
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