title: The Impact of Age Stereotypes on Older Adults' Hazard Perception Performance and Driving Confidence.
abstract: This study examined the effect of age-stereotype threat on older adults' performance on a task measuring hazard perception performance in driving. The impact of age-stereotype threat in relation to the value participants placed on driving and pre- and post-task confidence in driving ability was also investigated. Eighty-six adults aged from 65 years of age completed a questionnaire measuring demographic information, driving experience, self-rated health, driving importance, and driving confidence. Prior to undertaking a timed hazard perception task, participants were exposed to either negative or positive age stereotypes. Results showed that age-stereotype threats, while not influencing hazard perception performance, significantly reduced post-driving confidence compared with pre-driving confidence for those in the negative prime condition. This finding builds on the literature that has found that stereotype-based influences cannot simply be understood in terms of performance outcomes alone and may be relevant to factors affected by confidence such as driving cessation decisions.
authors.affiliation: The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia chapmans@homemail.com.au.
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sargent-Cox
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Horswill
authors.affiliation: The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: Kaarin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Anstey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012649:Self Concept; D013240:Stereotyping; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: age-stereotype threat; hazard perception; task confidence; well-being