An Exploration of Factors Associated With Ageist Stereotype Threat in a Medical Setting
| Autor: | Karen Hooker, Sandi Phibbs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Medical staff Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Health Status 050109 social psychology Logistic regression 050105 experimental psychology Ageism Risk Factors Health care Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common Aged Aged 80 and over Stereotyping business.industry Medical setting 05 social sciences Age Factors Odds ratio Health and Retirement Study Middle Aged Stereotype threat Clinical Psychology Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Worry Psychology business Gerontology Delivery of Health Care Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 73(7) |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 |
| Popis: | Objectives Experiencing stereotype threat in a medical setting may be triggered by routine clinical activities, and may be detrimental to healthcare processes and outcomes. This study estimated the prevalence of, and identified factors associated with, reporting ageist stereotype threat in a medical setting using a nationally representative dataset. Methods Participants were community-dwelling adults aged 50 and older who had visited the doctor at least once in the past 2 years (n = 1,662). We analyzed data from the Health and Retirement Study using multivariate logistic regression. Results 8.31% of participants felt worry or fear that they were judged by medical staff because of their age. Previous experiences of age discrimination (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.47, p < .01), poorer self-perceptions of aging (AOR = 1.34, p < .05), and having greater control over one's health (AOR = 0.84, p < .05) were associated with reporting stereotype threat because of age. Discussion Future research should investigate if measures to reduce age discrimination and to improve self-perceptions of aging and individual control over health protect against experiencing ageist stereotype threat in healthcare settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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