I like them, but don't want to be them: How age/group identification moderates the effects of older possible selves on age bias

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Chasteen ◽  
Dominic Packer
Keyword(s):  
Possible Selves ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Age Bias

scholarly journals Dynamic, not stable: Daily variations in subjective age bias and age group identification predict daily well-being in older workers.

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibiana M. Armenta ◽  
Susanne Scheibe ◽  
Katherine Stroebe ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nico W. Van Yperen
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Age Bias ◽  
Daily Variations

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE OF AGING, NEGATIVE AGE BIAS, AND POSITIVE AGE BIAS: AGE GROUP DIFFERENCES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S80-S81
Author(s):  
Grace Caskie ◽  
Anastasia E Canell ◽  
Hannah M Bashian
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Age Bias ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Abstract Attitudes towards aging include both positive and negative beliefs about older adults (Iverson et al., 2017; Palmore, 1999). Palmore’s (1998) Facts on Aging Quiz, a widely used assessment of knowledge about aging, also identifies common societal misconceptions about aging. Findings regarding age group differences in attitudes toward aging are mixed (Bodner et al., 2012; Cherry & Palmore, 2008; Rupp et al., 2005). The current study compared knowledge of aging, negative age bias, and positive age bias between young adults (18-35 years, n=268) and middle-aged adults (40-55 years; n=277). Middle-aged adults reported significantly greater average knowledge of aging than young adults (p=.019), although both groups had relatively low knowledge (MA: M=13.0, YA: M=12.2). Middle-aged adults also showed significantly less negative age bias (p<.001) and significantly more positive age bias than young adults (p=.026). Although the total sample was significantly more likely to be incorrect than correct on 23 of the 25 facts (p<.001), young adults were significantly more likely than middle-aged adults (p<.001) to respond incorrectly for only 2 of 25 facts. Both facts reflected greater negative age bias among young adults than middle-aged adults. These facts concerned older adults’ ability to work as effectively as young adults (fact 9) and frequency of depression in older adults (fact 13). Results demonstrate that age bias is not limited to young adults and may continue through midlife, though negative age bias in particular may be lower for individuals approaching older adulthood, which could have implications for their psychological and physical well-being.

The Moderating Role of Age-Group Identification and Perceived Threat on Stereotype Threat among Older Adults

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia K. Kang ◽  
Alison L. Chasteen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Affective Consequences

Although research has shown that older adults are negatively affected by aging stereotypes, relatively few studies have attempted to identify those older adults who may be especially susceptible to these effects. The current research takes steps toward identifying older adults most susceptible to the effects of stereotype threat and investigates the consequence of stereotype threat on the well-being of older adults. Older adults were tested on their recall of a prose passage under normal or stereotype threatening conditions. Memory decrements for those in the threat condition were moderated by perceived stereotype threat such that greater decrements were seen for those who reported greater perceived threat. A similar pattern was observed for negative emotion, such that those in the threat condition who reported higher perceptions of threat experienced a greater decrease in positive emotions. Age group identification also proved to be an important factor, with the strongly identified performing worse than the weakly identified. As well, high age-group identification buffered some of the negative affective consequences associated with stereotype threat, which is consistent with some models of coping with stigma.

scholarly journals “A whole new future” – identity construction among disadvantaged young adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 658-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Koen ◽  
Annelies Van Vianen ◽  
Ute-Christine Klehe ◽  
Jelena Zikic
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Possible Selves ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Successful Transition ◽  
Work Related

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how disadvantaged young adults construct a positive work-related identity in their transition from unemployment to employment, and what enables or constrains a successful transition. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 apprentices of a reemployment program (Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen). The qualitative data were complemented by data on participants’ reemployment status one year after the program ended. Findings Identity construction was not preceded by clear motives or “possible selves.” Rather, serendipitous events led to participation in the reemployment program, after which provisional selves seemed to emerge through different pathways. The data also suggested that disadvantaged young adults had to discard their old selves to consolidate their new identity. Research limitations/implications A successful transition from unemployment to employment may require that old selves must be discarded before new selves can fully emerge. Given that our qualitative design limits the generalizability of the findings, the authors propose a process model that deserves further empirical examination. Practical implications A clear employment goal is not always required for the success of a reemployment intervention: interventions should rather focus on accommodating the emergence and consolidation of provisional selves. Yet, such programs can be simultaneously effective and unhelpful: especially group identification should be monitored. Originality/value Most research assumes that people are driven by specific goals when making a transition. The current study shows otherwise: the factors that enable or constrain a successful transition are not to be found in people’s goals, but rather in the process of identity construction itself.

Seeing Eye-to-Eye: Do Intergroup Biases Operate Similarly for Younger and Older Adults?

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison L. Chasteen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Group Status ◽  
Group Relations ◽  
Intergroup Biases ◽  
Group Memberships ◽  
Outgroup Homogeneity

Because of their relatively temporary group memberships, age groups represent an intriguing test of theories of intergroup relations. In spite of this unique feature, virtually no research has examined age group relations from an intergroup perspective. The present study investigated the role of two influential intergroup factors, degree of group identification and threats to group status, in younger and older adults' evaluations of their in group (own age group) and the outgroup (other age group). Participants were placed in situations in which their ingroup was either superior or inferior to the outgroup. Several measures of bias were then assessed, including ingroup favoritism, perceived similarity, social distance, outgroup homogeneity, and self-stereotyping. The results support the notion that age groups are unique from other groups, as age influenced all forms of bias. In particular, young adults exhibited more biases than older adults by perceiving less similarity and distancing themselves more from the outgroup. These findings suggest that older adults' greater familiarity with the outgroup might attenuate their age-based biases compared with younger participants.

Personality and subjective age among older adults: the mediating role of age-group identification

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 1037-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brice Canada ◽  
Yannick Stephan ◽  
Johan Caudroit ◽  
Alban Jaconelli
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Mediating Role

Trainable Children Can Learn Adjectives, Polars, and Prepositions!

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlys Mitchell ◽  
Carolyn Evans ◽  
John Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Achievement Gains ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
Locative Prepositions ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Trainable Mentally Retarded

Twelve trainable mentally retarded children were given six weeks of instruction in the use of adjectives, polars, and locative prepositions. Specially prepared Language Master cards constituted the program. Posttests indicated that children in the older chronological age group earned significantly higher scores than those in the younger group. Children in the younger group made significant increases in scores, particularly in learning prepositions. A multisensory approach and active involvement in learning appeared to be major factors in achievement gains.

1878: Median PSA for the Age Group in Men in their 60S, 70S and 80S

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 624-624
Author(s):  
John P. Cashy ◽  
Stacy Loeb ◽  
Kimberly A. Roehl ◽  
William J. Catalona
Keyword(s):  
Age Group
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