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Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes
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 inaccessibilit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7573151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33123059 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579155 |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-75731512020-10-28 Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes Kleissner, Verena Jahn, Georg Front Psychol Psychology 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. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7573151/ /pubmed/33123059 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579155 Text en Copyright © 2020 Kleissner and Jahn. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Kleissner, Verena Jahn, Georg Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes |
title | Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes |
title_full | Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes |
title_fullStr | Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes |
title_full_unstemmed | Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes |
title_short | Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Work-Related Age Attitudes and Age Stereotypes |
title_sort | implicit and explicit measurement of work-related age attitudes and age stereotypes |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7573151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33123059 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579155 |
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