The use of individual and collective selection, optimisation and compensation (SOC) strategies and their association with work ability among senior workers.

The use of SOC may be particularly beneficial for older employees working with people. Optimisation and compensation may be the most important SOC strategies for maintaining the work ability of older employees working with people and doing office work. For older employees working in the field of production, collective optimisation may support the maintenance of work ability while reduced work ability may be associated with the use of individual selection as a "coping strategy".