Development and validation of the short form of the Later Life Workplace Index: a study across 10 countries

Julia Finsel; Hila Axelrad; Su Jung Choi; Eva Derous; Xiuzhu Gu; Paolo Guandalini; Jaeyoung Ha; Eun Seok Kim; Izabela Marzec; Reidar J. Mykletun; Eduardo Oliveira; Sofija Pajic; Maaike Schellaert; Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden; Michela Vignoli; Anne Marit Wöhrmann; Jürgen Deller

doi:10.1093/workar/waaf006

Development and validation of the short form of the Later Life Workplace Index: a study across 10 countries

Titel in Übersetzung: Entwicklung und Validierung der Kurzform des Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI-SF): Eine Studie mit 10 Ländern

Julia Finsel
, Hila Axelrad
, Su Jung Choi
, Eva Derous
, Xiuzhu Gu
, Paolo Guandalini
, Jaeyoung Ha
, Eun Seok Kim
, Izabela Marzec
, Reidar J. Mykletun
, Eduardo Oliveira
, Sofija Pajic
, Maaike Schellaert
, Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden
, Michela Vignoli
, Anne Marit Wöhrmann
, Jürgen Deller

Professur für Wirtschaftspsychologie

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › Begutachtung

Abstract

This study aims to develop and validate a short form of the Later Life Workplace Index. The Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI) measures organizational practices relevant to older workers’ ability, motivation, and opportunity to continue working in later life. It consists of nine domains comprising three to four conceptual indicators each. We applied a combined qualitative and quantitative strategy to reduce the original LLWI 80-item measure into a 29-item short form (LLWI-SF). Different language versions were developed and applied to samples in ten countries: Belgium (N = 444), Germany (N = 387), Italy (N = 408), Japan (N = 349), Korea (N = 350), Norway (N = 140), Poland (N = 353), Portugal (N = 306), the Netherlands (N = 317), and the United States (N = 370). Our data provides evidence for the reliability and validity of the LLWI-SF in the ten countries and languages. Moreover, partial measurement invariance of the LLWI-SF is supported despite the diverging regulatory and cultural contexts. Thus, we provide a short but holistic measure of organizational practices for older workers that can be efficiently used in research and practice.

Titel in Übersetzung	Entwicklung und Validierung der Kurzform des Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI-SF): Eine Studie mit 10 Ländern
Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	waaf006
Zeitschrift	Work, Aging and Retirement
Seitenumfang	20
ISSN	2054-4642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waaf006
Publikationsstatus	Elektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 12.07.2025

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Geriatrie und Gerontologie
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Working conditions and organizational practices to support well-being of multiage workforce in Germany, USA, Japan, and South Korea
Titel in Übersetzung: Arbeitsbedingungen und Organisationspraktiken zur Unterstützung des Wohlergehens einer altersinklusiven Belegschaft in Deutschland, den USA, Japan und SüdkoreaDeller, J., Gu, X., Choi, S.-J. & Wöhrmann, A. M., 28.05.2025, in: Public Administration and Policy. 28, 1, S. 88-100 13 S.
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Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI) und Digitalisierung
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07.05.2025
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Finsel, J., Axelrad, H., Choi, S. J., Derous, E., Gu, X., Guandalini, P., Ha, J., Kim, E. S., Marzec, I., Mykletun, R. J., Oliveira, E., Pajic, S., Schellaert, M., van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., Vignoli, M., Wöhrmann, A. M., & Deller, J. (2025). Development and validation of the short form of the Later Life Workplace Index: a study across 10 countries. Work, Aging and Retirement, Artikel waaf006. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waaf006

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