Psychology and aging
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Psychology and aging · Aug 2018
"A review and meta-analysis of age-based stereotype threat: Negative stereotypes, not facts, do the damage": Correction to Lamont, Swift, and Abrams (2015).
Reports an error in "A review and meta-analysis of age-based stereotype threat: Negative stereotypes, not facts, do the damage" by Ruth A. Lamont, Hannah J. Swift and Dominic Abrams (Psychology and Aging, 2015[Mar], Vol 30[1], 180-193). ⋯ The analysis revealed a significant small-to-medium effect of ABST (d = .28) and important moderators of the effect size. Specifically, older adults are more vulnerable to ABST when (a) stereotype-based rather than fact-based manipulations are used (d = .52); (b) when performance is tested using cognitive measures (d = .36); and (c) occurs reliably when the dependent variable is measured proximally to the manipulation. The review raises important theoretical and methodological issues, and areas for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record