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    Age bias in the time of Coronavirus: Implications for research and practice

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    Authors
    Iles, Lucinda
    Parker, Sharon
    Date
    2021
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Citation
    Iles, L.J. and Parker, S.K. 2021. Age bias in the time of Coronavirus: Implications for research and practice. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 14 (1-2): pp. 66-70.
    Source Title
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    DOI
    10.1017/iop.2021.15
    ISSN
    1754-9426
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    Future of Work Institute
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE170100005
    Remarks

    This article has been published in a revised form in Industrial and Organizational Psychology https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2021.15. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution or re-use. © 2021 The Authors.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85251
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    In their focal article, Rudolph etal. (2021) recognized the aging workforce as a key topic relevant to the pandemic for both researchers and practitioners alike, describing a framework of differential susceptibility and differential impact based on life-span perspectives of aging. We agree that aging workers are of primary importance for psychologists in the pandemic. However, we propose that the differential susceptibility and impact framework can also usefully be considered from a social psychology and age diversity perspective. We argue that the pandemic does not only affect the aging workforce due to natural developmental processes or increased physical susceptibility to illness, but rather, the pandemic exacerbates existing attitudes and biases toward older workers in age-diverse teams and organizations, which can lead to a more hostile work environment for older workers, diminishing team effectiveness, and limiting older workers’ access to work opportunities.

    Next, we outline why and how age-based social categorization processes and biases might be affected during the pandemic. We then offer suggestions for research and practice.

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