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The role of working in creative tourism on the quality of life of older artisans: evidence from Algarve, Portugal

Abstract Creative tourism has emerged as a transformative force in the realm of tourism, promising to enhance not only economic outcomes but also the quality of life (QoL) of destination communities. However, the specific impact of creative tourism on the QoL of its workforce, specifically in older artisans, remains understudied. This research aims to fill this gap by investigating whether, and how, working in creative tourism affects older artisans’ QoL. Through qualitative research methods, including semistructured interviews and direct observations, the findings reveal that working in creative tourism positively contributes to the older artisans’ QoL, especially for some of its dimensions. This occurs through several mechanisms/processes, among which the sense of value stands out. These results underscore the transformative potential of creative tourism in promoting the QoL of its workforce, particularly older artisans, making contributions for theory and social intervention to 2 distinct scientific fields: creative tourism and social gerontology. By recognizing the multifaceted impacts of creative tourism, policymakers and practitioners can harness its potential to promote the QoL of its workforce and the sustainable development of local destinations.

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Empowering older workers through self-regulation: how job crafting and leisure crafting enhance mindfulness and well-being at work

Abstract The capacity for self-regulation is crucial for older workers to maintain adaptability and well-being under aging-related challenges. Building on recent research suggesting that practices of self-regulation can enhance self-regulatory capacity, our study employs self-regulation theory to investigate how two distinct self-regulatory practices—job crafting (JC) and leisure crafting (LC)—support older workers in enhancing their work well-being through the lens of self-regulatory capacity, specifically mindfulness. Within this theoretical framework, we further explore the combined effects of JC and LC on adaptation to the aging process. A three-wave time-lagged survey was conducted among 227 older Chinese workers from science and technology enterprises. The results from latent structural equation modeling indicate that mindfulness at work mediates the relationship between crafting practices (both JC and LC) and work well-being. Moreover, JC and LC exhibit a compensatory relationship in facilitating mindfulness at work, which in turn promotes the work well-being of older workers. These findings offer a novel perspective grounded in self-regulation theory, highlighting how JC and LC contribute to successful aging by strengthening mindfulness capacity.

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Examining the influence of intolerance of uncertainty on (occupational) future time perspective and retirement-related outcomes in working adults

Abstract Uncertainty regulation models have recently challenged the assumption that uncertainty is inherently negative, describing ways that uncertainty regulation can lead to effectiveness. The goal of this study was to empirically test a small component of these dynamic frameworks. We accomplished this through measuring intolerance of uncertainty—a predisposition towards fearing an uncertain future—as a predictor of retirement-related outcomes, via future time perspective and occupational future time perspective. In Study 1, based on a heterogenous two-wave sample of working adults, (T1 N = 975, T2 N = 875), we tested intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of financial risk tolerance towards retirement, retirement saving behaviors, and motivation to continue working, via future time perspective. Study 1 revealed that intolerance of uncertainty had a significant indirect effect on motivation to continue working and financial risk tolerance towards retirement, via future time perspective—suggesting that tolerating uncertainty is beneficial for aging workers through shaping an open-ended future time perspective. In Study 2, we used a heterogenous three-wave sample of working adults (T1 N = 587, T2 N = 454, T3 N = 406) and evaluated intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of perceived work ability, via occupational future time perspective. Consistent with expectations, Study 2 reinforced the conclusions of Study 1. Overall, we provide empirical support for aspects of these uncertainty regulation frameworks. We discuss our findings in the context of uncertainty regulation, (occupational) future time perspective, and successful workplace aging.

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Retirement through rose-colored glasses: greater positivity bias in retired relative to working older adults

Abstract Retirement has been associated with declines in memory beyond typical age-related memory decline. This may impact the ability to remember distinct events, as older adults (OA) are susceptible to interference in memory across experiences with overlapping features. Impaired hippocampal pattern separation, a computation that allows for the disambiguation of similar experiences as unique events, is thought to underlie age-related impairment in memory. Furthermore, positive experiences tend to be better remembered than neutral or negative experiences in aging. Socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that awareness of a limited remaining lifespan leads OA to prioritize emotionally fulfilling experiences, often leading to a bias towards positive information compared to negative or neutral information. However, the potential role of retirement in contributing to these age-related changes in memory has yet to be examined. Memory measures that tax hippocampal pattern separation may be more sensitive to memory impairment in retirement compared to standard memory measures. Retirement may exacerbate awareness of reduced remaining time, such that retired OA may experience a greater positivity bias in memory than their working peers. Here, we utilized an emotional memory task that taxes hippocampal pattern separation to examine memory in age-matched retired and working OA. We found that retired OA show selective impairments for memories with high interference and a greater positivity bias in memory compared to their working peers. These findings suggest that retirement may accelerate age-related memory changes, including greater susceptibility to interference as well as a bias toward remembering positive relative to neutral information.

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