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The Consequences of Perceived Age Discrimination Amongst Older Police Officers: Is Social Support a Buffer?

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  • Tom Redman

    (Durham Business School)

  • Ed Snape

    (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

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This paper considers the possible psychological consequences of perceived age discrimination, and the possible buffering effect of social support. Findings, based on a study of perceived age discrimination amongst police officers in the North of England, suggest that age discrimination acts as a stressor, with officers experiencing negative effects of perceived age discrimination on job and life satisfaction, perceived power and prestige of the job, and affective and normative commitment, along with positive effects on withdrawal cognitions and continuance commitment. For work-based social support, there were positive main effects on job and satisfaction, power and prestige of the job, and affective and normative commitment, and a negative main effect on withdrawal cognitions. However, there were no significant moderating effects for work-based social support, and we found the anticipated buffering effect for non-work-based social support only for life satisfaction, with reverse buffering for job satisfaction and normative commitment. The limitations and implications of the study are discussed.

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  • Tom Redman & Ed Snape, 2005. "The Consequences of Perceived Age Discrimination Amongst Older Police Officers: Is Social Support a Buffer?," Working Papers 2005_01, Durham University Business School.
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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