Race and Gender-Based Perceptions of Older Adults: Will the Youth Lead the Way?

Solola, Sade; Luy, Luis; Herrera‐Theut, Kathryn; Zabala, Leanne; Torabzadeh, Elmira; Bedrick, Edward J.; Yee, Erika; Larsen, Ashley; Stone, Jeff; McEwen, Marylyn Morris; Calhoun, Elizabeth A.; Crist, Janice D.; Hebdon, Megan; Pool, Natalie; Carnes, Molly; Sweitzer, Nancy K.; Breathett, Khadijah

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“…The racial findings from this study are consistent with prior research that also observed favorable perceptions of older Black individuals from participants. 12 , 18 A similar study by Solola et al found photos of older Black individuals in their sixties to be perceived as more trustworthy, more attractive, healthier, and less threatening compared with their White counterparts. 18 One potential explanation of this cohort rating older Black individuals favorably could be the ever increasing diversity and open-mindedness of millennial-aged individuals.…”

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“… 12 , 18 A similar study by Solola et al found photos of older Black individuals in their sixties to be perceived as more trustworthy, more attractive, healthier, and less threatening compared with their White counterparts. 18 One potential explanation of this cohort rating older Black individuals favorably could be the ever increasing diversity and open-mindedness of millennial-aged individuals. In a 2017 article, Milkman states “millennials have more progressive attitudes and beliefs than do older generations on a wide range of issues.” 16 Perhaps the large millennial make up of this cohort, and the progressive views of millennial-aged individuals is resulting in favorable views of older Black individuals.…”

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“… 29 This preference for one's own gender was stronger with women than with men, which is in alignment with previous research findings. 18 , 29 Both men and women participants perceived photos of men as happier, and both young and old participants perceived women as more threatening. This suggests that gender bias does persist among this cohort of participants.…”

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“…This process has been described in a previous study for middle-aged models. 18 We recruited adults 70+ years of age that identified as either Black or White race from a metropolitan city in Arizona to serve as models. Models were provided with matching apparel that consisted of gray t-shirts consistent with other face databases.…”

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“…The survey was piloted among both research professionals and laypersons to assess comprehension as described in a prior study using MTurk. 18 …”

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Race and Gender-Based Perceptions of Older Septuagenarian Adults

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Palmer

Solola

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Objectives: Older adults face racism, sexism, and ageism. As the U.S. population ages, it is important to understand how the current population views older adults. Methods: Participants recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk provided perceptions of older Black and White models' photographs. Using mixed-effect models, we assessed interactions between race and gender of participants and models. Results: Among Participants of Color and White participants ( n = 712, 70% non-Hispanic White, 70% women, mean 37.81 years), Black models were perceived as more attractive, less threatening, and sadder than White models, but differences were greater for White participants (race-by-race interaction: attractive p = 0.003, threatening p = 0.009, sad p = 0.016). Each gender perceived their respective gender as more attractive (gender-by-gender interaction p < 0.0001). Male and female participants perceived male models as happier than female models, but differences were greater for male participants ( p = 0.026). Irrespective of participant age group, women were perceived as more threatening ( p = 0.012). Other perceptions were not significant. Discussion: Participants had few biases toward older Black and White models, while gender biases favored men.

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Impact of amputation of the upper limb and prostheses on perceptions of competence, warmth, and functional abilities.

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Cassisi,

Lighthall

et al. 2024

Rehabilitation Psychology

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Purpose/Objectives: This study investigated attitudes that young adults have toward individuals with amputation of the upper limb (AUL). Previous studies have found that people tend to feel sympathy toward these individuals, but they are also perceived as less competent in various situations. However, it is unclear if these perceptions are influenced by factors such as the cause of amputation, the gender of the amputee, whether they use a prosthesis or not, or the type of prosthesis. Research Method/Design: The survey included 469 participants from a university in the Southeastern United States. Participants rated pictures of individuals with or without amputation, and with and without prostheses after reading a brief background scenario. Images were rated using a semantic differential for competence and warmth, and a scale of functional ability. Results: Factorial analysis of variances produced significant main effects indicating individuals with AULs who used prostheses were rated with higher competence and ability than individuals with AULs who did not use prostheses. Females were rated with lower competence and ability, and higher warmth regardless of AULs status. Higher ability ratings were obtained for individuals with advanced technology prostheses as compared to body-powered prostheses. Conclusions/Implications: Our research shows that people generally hold positive attitudes toward individuals with AUL when they use prostheses. However, traditional stereotypes persist for those who do not. Negative biases toward women should be accounted for in disability stigma studies. The cause of amputation did not influence ratings. Prostheses that appear to be advanced technology positively influenced ratings of functional ability when compared to traditional body-powered types.

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Race and Gender-Based Perceptions of Older Adults: Will the Youth Lead the Way?

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Race and Gender-Based Perceptions of Older Septuagenarian Adults

Race and Gender-Based Perceptions of Older Septuagenarian Adults

Impact of amputation of the upper limb and prostheses on perceptions of competence, warmth, and functional abilities.

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