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A validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the ambivalent ageism scale

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2020-01-01

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Öztürk, Ahu
Tosun, Leman Pınar
Cavusoglu, Merve
Kuşdil, Muharrem Ersin

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Özdemir, Gamze
Alparslan, Kenan
Polat, Dilan
Karlıdağ, Sercan
Karblanoğlu, Anıl

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Günes Kitabevi

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Introduction: This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Ambivalent Ageism Scale, which measures 2 forms of ageism, namely benevolent and hostile ageism.Materials and Methods: Data were collected from 222 adults through an online survey. Participants completed Turkish versions of the 13-item Ambivalent Ageism Scale and the Implicit Association Test adapted for ageism. Construct validity was assessed through confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency and split-half consistency were also calculated. Criterion validity was assessed by correlating ambivalent ageism and its subscales with implicit ageism scores.Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis of 12-items confirmed the original structure by exhibiting a good fit to the data (goodness of fit index = 0.93, p <.001, comparative fit index = 0.97, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.07). Internal consistency of the Ambivalent Ageism Scale and its 2 subscales were found to be satisfactory, with Cronbach's alpha being .89 for benevolent ageism (9 items), .79 for hostile ageism (3 items), and .89 for the total scale. Scale had a high split-half reliability coefficient (0.95). Implicit ageism positively correlated with ambivalent ageism (total score) and both benevolent ageism and hostile ageism (.22, .21, and .16, respectively). Except for cognitive assistance/protection, which was a sub-factor of benevolent ageism, no age and gender difference was found in any of the ageism scores.Conclusion: It was decided that the Turkish version of the Ambivalent Ageism Scale is a valid and reliable measure of negative attitudes toward older adults.

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Self-esteem, Attitudes, Cognition, Ageism, Prejudice, Attitude, Reproducibility of results, Science & technology, Life sciences & biomedicine, Geriatrics & gerontology, Gerontology, Geriatrics & gerontology

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