ABSTRACT

Affective attitudes and stereotypes of older toward younger adults influence intergenerational contact experiences and are shaped by them. To capture contemporary stereotypes about young men and women, in Study 1 (N = 112), we collected stereotypes in older adults’ own words. In Study 2 (N = 225), we collected ratings on these stereotypes and showed that negative contact correlated higher with stereotyping than positive contact, while affective attitudes were similarly correlated with both (consistent with a stronger impact of negative contact only on stereotypes). Additionally, contact showed stronger associations with warmth-related compared to competence-related stereotype content. Both results deserve attention for improving intergenerational relations.

摘要

老年人对年轻人的情感态度和刻板印象会影响代际接触经历，并由代际接触经历塑造。为了捕捉当代对年轻男性和女性的刻板印象，在研究 1 ( N  = 112) 中，我们收集了老年人自己的话中的刻板印象。在研究 2（N  = 225）中，我们收集了对这些刻板印象的评分，结果表明，消极接触与刻板印象的相关性高于积极接触，而情感态度与两者的相关性相似（与消极接触仅对刻板印象产生更强的影响一致）。此外，与与能力相关的刻板印象内容相比，接触与温暖相关的内容具有更强的关联性。这两个结果对于改善代际关系都值得关注。