Digitalization and Health of Older Workers
WG3 aims:
Feature One
→ to examine the positive and negative impacts of digitalization on the health of older workers from various angles related to work-family reconciliation, re-employment opportunities, physical workload reduction and technostress
Feature Two
→ to identify the occupational and sociodemographic groups most affected by digitalization
Feature Three
→ to identify what employers can do to improve or maintain the health of employees at the workplace
Jeroen Spijker
Leader
Centre for Demographic Studies, Spain
Jeroen is a researcher at the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) in Spain. He is part of the research group “Health and Ageing” and co-leads the areas “Health, Mortality and Causes of Death” and “Elderly care”. He has published on a wide range of topics in the field of demography, including population ageing, the epidemiological and health transitions, trends in health and causes of death, modelling and forecasting causes of death, care supply and demand and trends in family formation and joint custody after divorce.
Cristina Maria Tofan
Co-leader
Gh. Zane Economics and Social Research Institute, Romania
Cristina holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a scientific researcher at the “Gheorghe Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research, part of the Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch. She is also an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Assistance, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University in Iasi, Romania. Her research interests encompass topics related to social psychology, motivation, personality, digital advancements for health, and factors influencing well-being, such as emotional regulation, dysfunctional thinking, and the psychology of goals. She has worked as a psychologist in the field of psychological support for at-risk groups, including those at risk of suicide, incarcerated individuals, children, and adolescents at risk of dropping out of school, and bedridden elderly individuals facing social risks.