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Patronizing and policing elderly people.

Howard Giles1, Yardena Zwang-Weissman, Christopher Hajek

  • 1Center on Police Practices and Community, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020, USA. HowieGiles@aol.com

Psychological Reports
|January 26, 2005
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Police officers patronizing older adults led to negative perceptions of the officers but positive perceptions of the older adults. Visual appearance did not affect these attributions in a study of 426 students.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Gerontology
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Patronizing behavior, a form of condescension, can affect interpersonal dynamics.
  • Understanding perceptions of police interactions with vulnerable populations is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how patronizing behavior by police officers influences trait attributions.
  • To investigate the impact of patronization extent on perceptions of both officers and older adults.

Main Methods:

  • 426 students evaluated vignettes depicting police officers interacting with older adults.
  • Participants rated scenarios involving varying degrees of patronization.
  • Trait attributions for officers and older adults were recorded.

Main Results:

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  • A linear relationship was observed between the extent of patronization and trait attributions.
  • Patronizing officers received predictably negative attributions.
  • Older adults who were patronized received positive attributions.

Conclusions:

  • Patronizing behavior by law enforcement towards older adults elicits distinct attributions for both parties.
  • The findings highlight the negative consequences of patronization for police image and the unexpected positive impact on older adults' perceived traits.