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  • Social Psychology
  • Attitude Research

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  • Ageism negatively affects older adults' well-being.
  • Understanding predictors of ageism is crucial for intervention development.
  • Existing research highlights various contributing factors to ageist attitudes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key predictors of ageism.
  • To determine the relative importance of these predictors.
  • To explore the mediating and moderating roles of specific psychological factors.

Main Methods:

  • Online survey administered to 419 participants aged 18-86.
  • Assessment of ageism, anxiety about aging, knowledge of aging, contact with older adults, death anxiety, and attitudes toward own aging.
  • Statistical analyses including unique prediction, mediation, and moderation.

Main Results:

  • Anxiety about aging, low knowledge of aging, and infrequent/poor quality contact with older adults were significant unique predictors of ageism.
  • Anxiety about aging mediated the link between death anxiety and ageism, and between attitudes toward own aging and ageism.
  • Knowledge of aging moderated the effect of anxiety on ageism, particularly for younger adults.

Conclusions:

  • Interventions targeting anxiety about aging and increasing knowledge and positive contact with older adults may reduce ageism.
  • Psychological factors like death anxiety and self-perception of aging are linked to ageism via anxiety about aging.
  • Age-related differences in the impact of knowledge and anxiety suggest tailored approaches may be needed.