TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to focus on developing and validating a multidimensional measure of work-related age-based stereotypes (WAS) scale. Design/methodology/approach– Based upon a review of the literature, a three-dimensional stereotype content model including both negative (incompetence, inadaptability) and positive (warmth) stereotypes of older workers was created. Construct, convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity for the WAS scale were examined across three independent samples constituting both lab-based experimental studies and a field-based survey (total n=1,245). Findings– Across all samples, the WAS evidenced good construct, convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity. Originality/value– As evidenced by a review of the literature, the WAS is unique in that it measures both negative and positive stereotypes of older workers. Implications for research are discussed.
VL  - 31
IS  - 5
SN  - 0268-3946
DO  - 10.1108/JMP-11-2014-0320
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-11-2014-0320
AU  - Marcus Justin
AU  - Fritzsche Barbara Ann
AU  - Le Huy
AU  - Reeves Michael Dennis
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Validation of the work-related age-based stereotypes (WAS) scale
T2  - Journal of Managerial Psychology
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 989
EP  - 1004
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -