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Exploring potential prejudice toward older adult mobility device users
Cara C MacInnis1, Carlina Ulrich1, Candace Konnert1
1Department of Psychology, University of Calgary.
Psychology and Aging
|December 28, 2018
Summary
Concerns about prejudice against older adult mobility device users are not entirely unfounded. While generally viewed positively, some individuals with authoritarian or social dominance orientations perceive users as a threat, particularly younger adults.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Gerontology
- Assistive Technology Studies
Background:
- Many older adults use mobility devices (e.g., canes, walkers) to maintain independence.
- Fear of prejudice associated with mobility device use can discourage adoption among seniors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate prejudice experienced by older adults using mobility devices.
- To examine the role of individual differences (authoritarianism, social dominance orientation) in this prejudice.
Main Methods:
- Online crowdsourcing recruited a diverse sample for the study.
- Evaluations of older adult mobility device users were compared to common prejudice targets.
- Statistical analyses explored relationships between ideology, threat perception, and age.
Main Results:
- Older adult mobility device users were generally evaluated more positively than typical prejudice targets.
- Individuals high in authoritarianism or social dominance orientation showed heightened prejudice.
- This heightened prejudice was linked to perceptions of older adult mobility device users as a resource threat.
Conclusions:
- While overall prejudice was not observed, specific ideological groups harbor negative perceptions.
- Concerns about prejudice deterring mobility device use among older adults are valid.
- The impact of ideology on prejudice was more pronounced in younger individuals and diminished after age 60.
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