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An age apart: The effects of intergenerational contact and stereotype threat on performance and intergroup bias

Abrams, Dominic, Eller, Anja, Bryant, Jacqueline (2006) An age apart: The effects of intergenerational contact and stereotype threat on performance and intergroup bias. Psychology and Aging, 21 (4). pp. 691-702. ISSN 0882-7974. (doi:10.1037/0882-7974.21.4.691) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4099)

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Abstract

An experimental study examined the effect of intergenerational contact and Stereotype threat on older people's cognitive performance, anxiety, intergroup bias, and identification. Participants completed a series of cognitive tasks under high or low stereotype threat (through comparison with younger people). In line with stereotype threat theory, threat resulted in worse performance. However, this did not occur if prior intergenerational contact had been more positive. This moderating effect of contact was mediated by test-related anxiety. In line with intergroup contact theory, more positive contact was associated with reduced prejudice and reduced ingroup identification. However this occurred in the high threat, but not low threat, condition. The findings suggest that positive intergenerational contact can reduce vulnerability to stereotype threat among older people.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.4.691
Uncontrolled keywords: intergenerational contact; stereotype threat; test performance; ingroup bias
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Rosalind Beeching
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2008 10:52 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4099 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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