Stereotype threat and older worker’s attitudes: a mediation model
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Running head: STEREOTYPE THREAT IN OLDER ADULTS
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When members of a stigmatized group find themselves in a situation where negative stereotypes provide a possible framework for interpreting their behavior, the risk of being judged in light of those stereotypes can elicit a disruptive state that undermines performance and aspirations in that domain. This situational predicament, termed stereotype threat, continues to be an intensely debated and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Personnel Review
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0048-3486
DOI: 10.1108/pr-11-2016-0306