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Youthful and older biases as special cases of a self-age optimization bias
Author(s)	Sara Staats
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 43, no 4, 1996
Pages	pp 267-276
Keywords	Ageism ; Age groups [elderly] ; Older women ; Young adults [20-25] ; Students ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	We experience our personal age in a variety of ways, depending on context as well as other variables. In this study, two concepts of subjective age are measured for two cohorts: college students, and older people aged 50 to 91 years. Functional age shows the typical youthful bias for the older cohort. An older bias is shown for the Best/Ideal Age by the older cohort in comparison to the younger cohort. Women from both age groups report younger ages for responsibilities and accomplishments than do men. In view of the expected increase in older women in the future workforce and their career paths, the nature of these biases requires further investigation.
Accession Number	CPA-970731240 A
Classmark	B:TOB: BB: BD: SD6: XN: 48: 7T
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