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Negativa attityder mot äldre arbetstagare predicerat av personlighet, motivation och makt Negative attitudes towards elderly workers predicted by personality, motivation and power

Lydahl, Oscar LU and Lagerström, Adam LU (2022) PSYK11 20212
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this exploratory cross-sectional study was to examine whether ageism differs between recruiters and non-recruiters and to investigate if there exists a correlation between different power motives, personality traits and workmotivation and negative attitudes towards the elderly. The data was collected through a questionnaire with a total of 123 respondents of which 44 worked with recruiting. The respondents were recruited using convenience sampling through social media platforms regularly used by recruiters. The study was carried out using four different psychological tests: six-factor personality-trait test MINI-IPIP6, six-factor motivational model test WEIMS, three-factor power-motives scale and a scale measuring positive... (More)
The purpose of this exploratory cross-sectional study was to examine whether ageism differs between recruiters and non-recruiters and to investigate if there exists a correlation between different power motives, personality traits and workmotivation and negative attitudes towards the elderly. The data was collected through a questionnaire with a total of 123 respondents of which 44 worked with recruiting. The respondents were recruited using convenience sampling through social media platforms regularly used by recruiters. The study was carried out using four different psychological tests: six-factor personality-trait test MINI-IPIP6, six-factor motivational model test WEIMS, three-factor power-motives scale and a scale measuring positive and negative attitudes towards the elderly. The results showed a tendency with recruiters exhibiting lower ageism than non-recruiters. Furthermore, the results showed one variable determining ageism, dominance, and four variables determining a positive attitude: inner motivation, extraversion, kindness and honesty. A multiple hierarchical regression was conducted with personality traits, power motives, motivation and demographics, demonstrating personality traits and demographics determined various levels of ageism. The findings in this study concluded that the three aforementioned personality traits and dominance can predict low and high ageism, respectively. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Syftet med denna explorativa tvärsnittsstudie var att undersöka huruvida ålderism skiljer sig mellan rekryterare och icke-rekryterare samt undersöka om det finns en korrelation mellan olika maktmotiv, personlighetsdrag samt arbetsmotivation och negativa attityder mot äldre. Data insamlades genom en enkät med totalt 123 respondenter av vilka 44 arbetade med rekrytering. Respondenterna rekryterades genom ett bekvämlighetsurval på olika sociala medier som regelbundet används av rekryterare. Studien genomfördes med fyra olika psykologiska tester: sex-faktor personlighetstestet MINI-IPIP6, sex-faktor motivations testet WEIMS, en tre-faktor maktmotiv-skala samt en skala som mäter positiva och negativa attityder mot äldre. Resultaten visade en... (More)
Syftet med denna explorativa tvärsnittsstudie var att undersöka huruvida ålderism skiljer sig mellan rekryterare och icke-rekryterare samt undersöka om det finns en korrelation mellan olika maktmotiv, personlighetsdrag samt arbetsmotivation och negativa attityder mot äldre. Data insamlades genom en enkät med totalt 123 respondenter av vilka 44 arbetade med rekrytering. Respondenterna rekryterades genom ett bekvämlighetsurval på olika sociala medier som regelbundet används av rekryterare. Studien genomfördes med fyra olika psykologiska tester: sex-faktor personlighetstestet MINI-IPIP6, sex-faktor motivations testet WEIMS, en tre-faktor maktmotiv-skala samt en skala som mäter positiva och negativa attityder mot äldre. Resultaten visade en tendens att rekryterare uppvisar lägre ålderism än icke-rekryterare. Vidare visade resultaten att en variabel predicerar ålderism, dominans, och fyra variabler predicerar en positiv attityd: inre motivation, extraversion, vänlighet och ärlighet. En multipel hierarkisk regression utfördes med personlighetsdrag, maktmotiv, motivation och demografi, som visade att personlighetsdragen och de demografiska variablerna predicerar varierande nivåer ålderism. Av fynden i denna studie kan slutsatsen dras att de tre ovan nämnda personlighetsdragen samt dominans kan predicera låg respektive hög ålderism. (Less)
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Lydahl, Oscar LU and Lagerström, Adam LU
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PSYK11 20212
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Ageism, Recruitment, Power-motives, HEXACO/OCEAN, WEIMS, Ålderism, Rekrytering, Maktmotiv
language
Swedish
id
9078189
date added to LUP
2022-04-06 16:28:51
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2022-04-06 16:28:51
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this exploratory cross-sectional study was to examine whether ageism differs between recruiters and non-recruiters and to investigate if there exists a correlation between different power motives, personality traits and workmotivation and negative attitudes towards the elderly. The data was collected through a questionnaire with a total of 123 respondents of which 44 worked with recruiting. The respondents were recruited using convenience sampling through social media platforms regularly used by recruiters. The study was carried out using four different psychological tests: six-factor personality-trait test MINI-IPIP6, six-factor motivational model test WEIMS, three-factor power-motives scale and a scale measuring positive and negative attitudes towards the elderly. The results showed a tendency with recruiters exhibiting lower ageism than non-recruiters. Furthermore, the results showed one variable determining ageism, dominance, and four variables determining a positive attitude: inner motivation, extraversion, kindness and honesty. A multiple hierarchical regression was conducted with personality traits, power motives, motivation and demographics, demonstrating personality traits and demographics determined various levels of ageism. The findings in this study concluded that the three aforementioned personality traits and dominance can predict low and high ageism, respectively.}},
  author       = {{Lydahl, Oscar and Lagerström, Adam}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Negativa attityder mot äldre arbetstagare predicerat av personlighet, motivation och makt Negative attitudes towards elderly workers predicted by personality, motivation and power}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}