If You Are Old and Do Not Want to Fall into The Traditional Stereotype—Be Physically Active!

Corentin Clément-Guillotin · Rémi Radel · Aïna Chalabaëv

13 citations0/0 files storedExperimental Aging Research

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Aging and Gerontology Research Social and Intergroup Psychology Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport

Abstract

UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: Based on the stereotype content model and the behaviors from intergroup affect and stereotypes map (Cuddy et al., 2008; Advances in experimental social psychology [Vol. 40, pp. 61-149], New York: Academic Press), we examined whether being physically active may challenge the traditional stereotypes related to older adults. METHODS: We compared how 94 participants (M(age) = 24.48 years, SD = 7.15 years) judged one of three target groups (older adults in general, physically active older adults, and socially active older adults), with regard to perceived status and competition, warmth and competence judgments, emotional and behavioral reactions. RESULTS: Results showed that being physically active was associated with higher status and competence. Physically active older adults were specifically viewed as an admired group eliciting both active (helping) and passive facilitation (associating) tendencies. CONCLUSION: Beyond the well-known health perspective related to the regular participation of older adults in physical activity, the present results open a social optimistic perspective, in which being physically active seems a promising way to challenge the widespread and resistant stereotype content of older people commonly perpetuated.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 13 citations exist upstream.

References

2002A model of (often mixed) stereotype content: Competence and warmth respectively follow from perceived status and competition.2008Warmth and Competence as Universal Dimensions of Social Perception: The Stereotype Content Model and the BIAS Map 2007The BIAS map: Behaviors from intergroup affect and stereotypes.2009Stereotype Embodiment 2009Current Directions in Psychological Science 2005Fundamental dimensions of social judgment: Understanding the relations between judgments of competence and warmth.2005This Old Stereotype: The Pervasiveness and Persistence of the Elderly Stereotype 2005Attitudes Toward Younger and Older Adults: An Updated Meta‐Analytic Review

Cited by

2020Effects of Group‐Based Exercise on Flourishing and Stigma Consciousness among Older Adults: Findings from a Randomised Controlled Trial 2023“Old” Does Not Always Mean “Incompetent”: The Implication of Respect in the Perception of Older People Subtypes 2024Diversity in old age: Stereotyping of subgroups of older people across cultures 2022Age Stereotypes and Ageism as Facets of Subjective Aging

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.