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Indicators of Sustainable Employability among Older Finnish Postal Service Employees: A Longitudinal Study of Age and Time Effects

Prakash KC; Nygård Clas-Håkan; Neupane Subas; Kosonen Hanna; Kyrönlahti Saila; Lumme-Sandt Kirsi; Siukola Anna; Nikander Pirjo

dc.contributor.authorPrakash KC
dc.contributor.authorNygård Clas-Håkan
dc.contributor.authorNeupane Subas
dc.contributor.authorKosonen Hanna
dc.contributor.authorKyrönlahti Saila
dc.contributor.authorLumme-Sandt Kirsi
dc.contributor.authorSiukola Anna
dc.contributor.authorNikander Pirjo
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-27T11:59:26Z
dc.date.available2022-10-27T11:59:26Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/156437
dc.description.abstract<p>We first clarify the definition of sustainable employability, and then we study how the indicators of sustainable employability among older Finnish postal service employees have changed over time. Finally, we estimate the effect of age on these indicators in a two-year follow up. A questionnaire survey among the Finnish postal service employees was conducted in 2016, and a follow-up was conducted in 2018. We analyze data from 1262 subjects who replied to both the baseline and the follow-up surveys. Sustainable employability is defined as a multidimensional construct using nine indicators and covering three domains (health, well-being and employability) based on Fleuren and colleagues' model. Measurement time (repeated measure) is used as a within-subjects factor, and age is used as a between-subjects factor. The estimated marginal means of the indicators of sustainable employability at the baseline and the follow-up by age in years are calculated. No significant change is found in eight indicators (work ability, time and resources, recovery after work, job satisfaction, motivation, perceived employment, enough training on the job and relevance of work) of sustainable employability after the two-year follow-up. We find a statistically significant effect of time on self-rated health (F = 6.56, p = 0.011). Six out of nine indicators (self-rated health, work ability, time and resources, recovery after work, job satisfaction, and perceived employment) have a statistically significant effect of age between subjects. Partial Eta Squared  (ŋ<sup>2</sup><sub>p</sub>) shows a very small difference in the indicators of sustainable employability during the follow-up, indicating that the employability of the workers was sustained throughout. We used the Fleuren model as the basis for our definition of sustainable employability. Although they are based on single items, these indicators of sustainable employability remain stable after the two-year follow-up. Significant effects of age between subjects are found for six out of nine indicators. The results suggest that age may be an important determinant of sustainable employability.<br></p>
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.titleIndicators of Sustainable Employability among Older Finnish Postal Service Employees: A Longitudinal Study of Age and Time Effects
dc.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14095729
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2022081153722
dc.relation.volume14
dc.contributor.organizationfi=kansanterveystiede|en=Public Health|
dc.contributor.organization-code2607307
dc.converis.publication-id175474592
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/175474592
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.jour-issn2071-1050
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorK.C., Prakash
dc.okm.discipline3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational healthen_GB
dc.okm.discipline3142 Kansanterveystiede, ympäristö ja työterveysfi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeJournal article
dc.publisher.countrySveitsifi_FI
dc.publisher.countrySwitzerlanden_GB
dc.publisher.country-codeCH
dc.relation.articlenumber5729
dc.relation.doi10.3390/su14095729
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSustainability
dc.relation.issue9
dc.year.issued2022


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