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Peer reviewedBarbato, Carole A.; Feezel, Jerry D. – Gerontologist, 1987
Surveyed 54 young, 54 middle-aged, and 54 older adults on connotative meanings of 10 common nouns referring to older persons. Results were similar across age groups. Mature American, Senior Citizen, and Retired Person were rated generally positively while Aged, Elderly, and nouns using "old" were rated more negatively. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)
Peer reviewedLocke-Connor, Catherine; Walsh, R. Patricia – Journal of Gerontology, 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
