The aging semantic differential: a confirmatory factor analysis.
The Aging Semantic Differential (ASD), which is used to measure attitudes and quantify bias and negative stereotypes toward older people, is a 32-item scale published more than 20 years ago (Rosencranz & McNevin, 1969). Several factor analytic studies failed to replicate the original three-factor structure. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) using 100 third-year medical students compared six-factor models derived from the gerontological literature. A modified version of Holtzman, Beck, and Kerber's (1979) four-factor model proved to be the "best" comparative fit based upon a consensus of fit indices.
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Gerontology Center, Pennsylvania State University, State College 16805, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011287:Prejudice