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Understanding age-related differences in psychosocial working conditions is crucial for promoting sustainable careers and successful aging at work.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study examines psychosocial risk factors across five age groups (18\u201325, 26\u201335, 36\u201345, 46\u201355, \u226556) among community mental health professionals in Spain (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f756). Psychosocial risks were assessed using a tailored instrument covering 13 factors, including: Leadership and communication, Interpersonal conflict at work, Work climate, Participation in decision-making, Organizational justice and recognition, Job stress, Work\u2013family conflict, Role ambiguity, Work pace, Mental workload, Workplace violence, Job knowledge, and Work engagement. Age differences were analyzed using one-way ANOVAs with Bonferroni\n                      <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                      tests.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, high levels of mental workload and work pace were observed across the sample. Significant differences were found in interpersonal conflict, job stress, work pace, and workplace violence. Employees aged 26\u201335 reported the most favorable psychosocial profile. Younger employees (18\u201325) reported the highest levels of interpersonal conflict. Older employees (46\u201355 and \u226556) experienced higher job stress. Work pace was highest among employees aged 46\u201355, and exposure to workplace violence was lower compared to younger and mid-career workers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight age-related differences in psychosocial risks and underscore the need for age-sensitive organizational strategies in mental health care settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1864668","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T04:41:55Z","timestamp":1787719315000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Age-related differences in psychosocial risks among community mental health professionals"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Coral","family":"Oliver","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid","place":["Madrid, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irene","family":"Aliagas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid","place":["Madrid, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irene","family":"M\u00ednguez-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid","place":["Madrid, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Inmaculada","family":"Mateo-Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escuela Andaluza de Salud P\u00fablica","place":["Granada, Spain"]},{"name":"Departamento de Psicolog\u00eda social y de las organizaciones, UNED","place":["Madrid, Spain"]},{"name":"Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Biom\u00e9dica en Red de Epidemiolog\u00eda y Salud P\u00fablica (CIBERESP)","place":["Madrid, Spain"]},{"name":"IBS","place":["Granada, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eugenia","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-de Molina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fundaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica Andaluza Para la Integraci\u00f3n Social de Personas con enfermedad Mental (FAISEM), MP","place":["Sevilla, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elvira","family":"P\u00e9rez-Ben\u00edtez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fundaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica Andaluza Para la Integraci\u00f3n Social de Personas con enfermedad Mental (FAISEM), MP","place":["Sevilla, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"273","DOI":"10.1037\/ocp0000056","article-title":"Job demands\u2013resources theory: taking stock and looking forward","volume":"22","author":"Bakker","year":"2017","journal-title":"J. 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