title: Ageism and the Older Worker: A Scoping Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Given the policy shifts toward extended work lives, it is critically important to address barriers that older workers may face in attaining and maintaining satisfactory work. This article presents a scoping review of research addressing ageism and its implications for the employment experiences and opportunities of older workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The five-step scoping review process outlined by Arksey and O'Malley was followed. The data set included 43 research articles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of articles were cross-sectional quantitative surveys, and various types of study participants (older workers, human resource personnel/manager, employers, younger workers, undergraduate students) were included. Four main themes, representing key research emphases, were identified: stereotypes and perceptions of older workers; intended behavior toward older workers; reported behavior toward older workers; and older workers' negotiation of ageism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Existing research provides a foundational evidence base for the existence of ageist stereotypes and perceptions about older workers and has begun to demonstrate implications in relation to intended behaviors and, to a lesser extent, actual behaviors toward older workers. A few studies have explored how aging workers attempt to negotiate ageism. Further research that extends beyond cross-sectional surveys is required to achieve more complex understandings of the implications of ageism and inform policies and practices that work against ageism.
authors.affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krygsman
authors.affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waschenko
authors.affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laliberte Rudman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D063506:Ageism / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*