AGE PERCEPTIONS OF JOBS- CONVERGENCE OF TWO QUESTIONNAIRES
- 31 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 60 (3c) , 1075-1081
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1987.60.3c.1075
Abstract
Purpose of this study is to provide empirical information on the age perceptions of 40 managerial jobs. 120 managers were asked to complete either a frequency grid questionnaire or a numerically anchored rating scale describing their perceptions of the age distribution in each job. Jobs were classified as older, younger, or age-neutral only if results obtained using the two questionnaires provided converging classifications. Of these jobs 62% were classified as older, younger, or age-neutral using the convergence criteria. The consideration of contextual variables such as job characteristics is discussed in relation to decision outcomes.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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