Using the contradiction paradigm to assess ageism

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-181

  Lassonde, Karla A ^a   Surla, Carolina ^b   Buchanan, Jeffrey A ^a   O'Brien, Edward J ^c  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related stereotypes; Ageism; Contradiction paradigm; Implicit measure; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857456450     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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