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Sinnott, Jan D.; And Others – 1983
Many people hold negative attitudes toward older adults, and these attitudes often are associated with negative behavior toward the old. To explore the behavioral correlates of attitudes toward the elderly, 105 male and female college students, with a mean age of 24.5 years, participated in a two-phase experiment. During phase one, all subjects…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Attitude Measures, Behavior Patterns, College Students