The Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA): An Attempt at a More Precise Measure of Ageism

Fraboni, Maryann; Saltstone, Robert; Hughes, Susan M.

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“…3 The survey was financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education within a doctoral research grant. 4 Previous measures of ageism included: the Attitudes Towards Old People Scale (Kogan 1961); the Fraboni Scale of Ageism (Fraboni et al 1990) measuring the affective component of ageism; the Palmore Ageism Survey (Palmore 2001); a prescriptive ageism scale (North and Fiske 2013) focusing on prescriptive beliefs concerning potential intergenerational conflicts. Most of these tools measure the cognitive and affective dimensions of ageism and are not designed to study workplace discrimination.…”

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Hard and soft age discrimination: the dual nature of workplace discrimination

2017

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The paper concentrates on the problem of age discrimination in the labour market and the way it can be conceptualised and measured in a multi-disciplinary way. The approach proposed here combines two understandings of age discrimination-a sociological and legal one, what allows for a fuller and expanded understanding of ageism in the workplace. At the heart of the study is a survey carried out in Poland with a sample of 1000 men and women aged 45-65 years. The study takes a deeper and innovative look into the issue of age discrimination in employment. Confirmatory factor analysis with WLSMV estimation and logistic regressions were used to test the hypotheses. The study shows that age discrimination in labour market can take on different forms: hard and soft, where the hard type of age discrimination mirrors the legally prohibited types of behaviours and those which relate to the actual decisions of employers which can impact on the employee's career development. The soft discrimination corresponds with those occurrences, which are not inscribed in the legal system per se, are occurring predominantly in the interpersonal sphere, but can nevertheless have negative consequences. Soft discrimination was experienced more often (28.6% of respondents) than hard discrimination (15.7%) with higher occurrences among women, persons in precarious job situation or residents of urban areas. The role of education was not confirmed to influence the levels of perceived age discrimination.

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Hard and soft age discrimination: the dual nature of workplace discrimination

2017

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“…To measure attitudes toward aging, a variety of instruments have been developed such as the Attitudes toward Older People Scale, [26] the Facts on Aging Quiz, [27] the Aging Semantic Differential, [28] and the Fraboni Scale of Ageism. [29] Most studies measuring attitudes toward aging used a single instrument; few studies used multiple instruments. In addition to the use of diverse measurements, previous studies of student attitudes toward aging applied a simple study design using a comparison group in a cross-sectional design.…”

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Can education change attitudes toward aging? A quasi-experimental design with a comparison group

Lee

Shin

Greiner

2015

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Background: Widespread negative attitudes toward aging in the U.S. are obstacles to training care providers and providing high quality care. Studies identifying educational effects on attitudes toward older people are still inconclusive. Objective: To examine the impact of learning experiences on university student attitudes toward older people. Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental design with a comparison group study. A total of 147 students registered in nursing and non-nursing programs completed three instruments measuring attitudes toward aging at three month intervals. All nursing students in the study were undertaking gerontology nursing course. Results: All participants expressed more positive attitudes in direct measures than indirect measures. Nursing students taking this gerontology course had significantly lower negative attitudes and negative feelings toward older adults, lower anti-age bias, and improvement in pro-age bias over time as compared to non-nursing students. Conclusions: The findings suggest that: 1) improved knowledge and clinical experience of aging reduce negative attitudes and are fundamental steps in developing positive attitudes for caring for older adults; and 2) comparative research using multiple measures provides a better understanding of attitudes toward older people.

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“…Ainsi, l'étude de l'âgisme permet d'aller au-delà des comportements discriminatoires visibles et quantifiables pour envisager les idées, émotions, sentiments relatifs aux différents âges de la vie (Fraboni et al, 1990;Nussbaum et al, 2005;Rupp et al, 2005). Selon Johnson et Neumark (1997), si l'âgisme était réduit à une analyse des pratiques discriminatoires, il serait plus difficile de l'évaluer, tant les discriminations peuvent être liées à d'autres causes que l'âgisme.…”

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“…Les préjugés sont évalués à partir d'expressions antipathiques, révélant des fausses conceptions, des informations erronées ou des mythes. Fraboni et al (1990) se sont intéressés aux préjugés suivants : manque d'ouverture vis-à-vis de personnes plus jeunes, enfermement dans le passé et tendance à se plaindre. Ils ont égale-ment mis en valeur une autre dimension, la discrimination.…”

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Appartenance syndicale et âgisme : approche comparée en Europe

Barel

Frémeaux

2013

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Si le poids des syndicats constitue une variable contextuelle importante en matière de management de la diversité, l’incidence de l’appartenance syndicale en elle-même est moins connue. S’appuyant sur l’enquête ESS 2008-2009 sollicitée par la Commission Européenne et menée auprès de 48 141 individus répartis dans 25 pays européens, cette étude vise à apprécier l’impact négatif de l’appartenance syndicale sur l’âgisme envers les personnes âgées. Bien que l’appartenance syndicale dans les pays d’Europe du Nord est souvent expliquée par les avantages matériels auxquels elle ouvre droit, elle réduit davantage l’âgisme dans ces pays que dans les autres pays d’Europe.If the weight of trade unions is an important contextual variable in terms of diversity management, the impact of union membership itself is less known. Based on the 2008-2009 ESS survey requested by the European Commission and conducted among 48,141 people in 25 European countries, this study aims to assess the negative impact of union membership on ageism towards the elderly. Although union membership in the countries of Northern Europe is often explained by the material benefits which it opens up, it further reduces ageism in these countries compared to other European countries.El peso de los sindicatos es una variable contextual importante en términos de gestión de la diversidad. Con base en la encuesta ESS 2008-2009 llevada a cabo entre 48.141 individuos repartidos en 25 países europeos, este estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar el impacto negativo de la afiliación sindical en la discriminación por edad hacia las personas mayores. Aunque la afiliación sindical en los países del norte de Europa se explica a menudo por los beneficios materiales a los que ella da derecho, también reduce aún más la discriminación por edad en estos países, comparado con otros países europeos

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The Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA): An Attempt at a More Precise Measure of Ageism

Cited by 345 publications

References 24 publications

Hard and soft age discrimination: the dual nature of workplace discrimination

Hard and soft age discrimination: the dual nature of workplace discrimination

Can education change attitudes toward aging? A quasi-experimental design with a comparison group

Appartenance syndicale et âgisme : approche comparée en Europe

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