Journal article
The role of individual difference variables in ageism
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the role that personality traits, empathy traits, and gratitude have on ageist attitudes and aging anxiety. Consistent with previous research, participants who exhibited greater aging anxiety were more prone to ageist attitudes. Participants with greater dispositional gratitude exhibited significantly less aging anxiety and less ageist attitudes. All of the Big Five personality traits, with the exception of …
Authors
Allan LJ; Johnson JA; Emerson SD
Journal
Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 59, , pp. 32–37
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.paid.2013.10.027
ISSN
0191-8869