The Effects of Interpersonal Discrimination on Older Adults’ Pill Sorting Task Performance and Interactions

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dc.contributor.advisorHebl, Michelleen_US
dc.creatorNg, Linnea Cen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-27T19:30:34Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-05-01T05:01:12Zen_US
dc.date.created2020-05en_US
dc.date.issued2020-04-23en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2020en_US
dc.date.updated2020-04-27T19:30:35Zen_US
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has shown that negative stereotypes against older adults exist and lead to discrimination across a wide variety of contexts. The current study examined the effects of discrimination on health-related task performance on a pill sorting task. A sample of 63 older adults interacted with a confederate who either behaved with interpersonal discrimination or neutrality. Participants reported their psychological state at three timepoints. They completed health-related tasks. Lastly, they evaluated the confederate and their intentions to return for future interactions. Contrary to hypotheses, participants in the discrimination condition performed better than participants in the control condition on a pill sorting task. This was not mediated by their psychological state. Participants evaluated the confederate in the discrimination condition more negatively than in the control condition. There are implications for the effects of discrimination on health-related outcomes, including task performance, subjective experience, and engagement.en_US
dc.embargo.terms2021-05-01en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationNg, Linnea C. "The Effects of Interpersonal Discrimination on Older Adults’ Pill Sorting Task Performance and Interactions." (2020) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/108408">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/108408</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/108408en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectageen_US
dc.subjectdiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectcognitive loaden_US
dc.subjectmedication adherenceen_US
dc.subjecthealthcareen_US
dc.titleThe Effects of Interpersonal Discrimination on Older Adults’ Pill Sorting Task Performance and Interactionsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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