Abstract:
Older workers’ choice of bridging employment (self-employment and
wage-and-salary employment) was surveyed. Health status was found
to be the only shared factor positively influencing both work commitment
and the intention to work. Other than the aforementioned, those
choosing entrepreneurship or wage-and-salary employment exhibited
different demographics and answered dissimilar psycho-social needs. In
terms of demographics, self-employed older workers included more
unmarried, female respondents, whereas significantly more married
males occupied wage-and-salary positions. In terms of psycho-social
factors, the commitment and intention to work in the self-employed
were significantly associated with responding to needs for personal fulfilment
and independence. In contrast, those choosing wage-and-salary
employment were significantly responding to needs for generativity,
continued contribution, work connection and new experiences
