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Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes.

ABSTRACT: Age attitudes and age stereotypes in the workplace can lead to discrimination and impaired productivity. Previous studies have predominantly assessed age stereotypes with explicit measures. However, sole explicit measurement is insufficient because of social desirability and potential inaccessibility of stereotypical age evaluations to introspection. We aimed to advance the implicit and explicit assessment of work-related evaluations of age groups and age stereotypes and report data collected in three samples: students (n = 50), older adults (n = 53), and workers (n = 93). Evaluative age attitudes were measured implicitly with an Implicit Association Test. Regardless of group, age, and condition (neutral or semantically biased stimuli), the results confirm a stable, moderate implicitly measurable preference for younger over older workers. Whereas explicit measures of general age preferences showed no clear age preference, differentiated explicit measures of work-related age stereotypes also revealed stable preferences in all three samples: Younger workers were rated higher on performance and adaptability and older workers were rated higher on competence, reliability, and warmth. The explicit-implicit correlations were relatively low. Although explicit work-related age stereotypes are differentiated, the stable implicitly measured age bias raises concern. We suggest to apply implicit and explicit measures in the field of ageism in the workplace.

SUBMITTER: Kleissner V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573151 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes.

Kleissner Verena V Jahn Georg G

Frontiers in psychology 20201006

Age attitudes and age stereotypes in the workplace can lead to discrimination and impaired productivity. Previous studies have predominantly assessed age stereotypes with explicit measures. However, sole explicit measurement is insufficient because of social desirability and potential inaccessibility of stereotypical age evaluations to introspection. We aimed to advance the implicit and explicit assessment of work-related evaluations of age groups and age stereotypes and report data collected in ...[more]

PMID: 33123059

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Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes.

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Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes.

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