Attitudes toward the Older Job Applicant: Just as Competent, but More Likely to Fail.

Locke-Connor, Catherine; Walsh, R. Patricia

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Publication Date: 1980-Nov

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Attitudes toward the Older Job Applicant: Just as Competent, but More Likely to Fail.

Locke-Connor, Catherine; Walsh, R. Patricia

Journal of Gerontology, v35 n6 p920-27 Nov 1980

Age and sex of the applicant had little impact on attitudinal items. Competent and hired applicants were rated significantly more positively. There was a significant age by hiring interaction on the attribution items. Stable factors were used more often to explain the failures of the old. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Attitudes, Attribution Theory, Competence, Job Applicants, Older Adults, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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