Why do we act as old as we feel? The role of occupational future time perspective and core self-evaluations in the relationship between subjective age and job crafting behaviour

Work and organizational psychologists have become increasingly interested in age constructs besides chronological age. A recent study reported a negative relationship between subjective age and job crafting behaviour among late-career employees. We extend this research by investigating two potential explanations for this association. First, we hypothesize that occupational future time perspective (OFTP) mediates the relationship. Second, we...