Ageism Test
Ageism is defined as prejudice or discrimination against people on the grounds of their age.
There are now more people alive over the age of 65 than there are children under the age of five. Though the composition of the global population is changing, discrimination toward older people is still widespread. Research indicates that ageism may be more widespread than sexism or racism and that it has real consequences for older adults.
Do you have ageist beliefs? For each of the following statements, indicate your level of agreement below.
Question 1 of 20
Older people exaggerate the problems they face in society.
| Disagree | Agree |
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The IDRlabs Ageism Test (IDR-AT©) was developed by IDRlabs International. The IDR-AT is based on research by psychologists Katie Cherry and Erdman Palmore, in partnership with the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly and the University of Toronto. The IDR-AT was also informed by the work of researchers Lindsey Cary, Alison Chasteen, and Jessica Remedios of Tufts University. The IDR-AT is not associated with any of the above researchers or their affiliated research institutions.
The IDRlabs Ageism Test was informed by the Relating to Older People Evaluation (ROPE; Cherry and Palmore, 2008) and the Ambivalent Ageism Scale (AAS; Cary, Chasteen, and Remedios, 2016). The ROPE provides scores for positive and negative ageist behaviors, while the AAS provides scores for benevolent and hostile ageist attitudes. Used together, these psychological instruments provide a multidimensional assessment regarding the presence of prejudice and discrimination toward older people.
These instruments are intended for use by qualified professionals and researchers. The present test is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. IDRlabs International and the present IDRlabs Ageism Test are independent of any of the above researchers, organizations, or their affiliated institutions. The Ageism Test is based on two scientifically validated instruments for the assessment of this psychological construct. However, free online tests such as this are solely initial considerations of the concept being examined and cannot provide entirely accurate assessments of your personality, character, or any components of your psychological state.
As the publishers of this free online test, which allows you to screen yourself for the presence of ageist attitudes and behaviors, we have strived to make the test as reliable, valid, and comprehensive as possible, subjecting it to statistical controls and validation. Though developed and statistically validated by psychology professionals, free online tests such as the present Ageism Test do not provide professional assessments or recommendations of any kind; the test results of our free online ageism test are provided “as-is.” For more detailed information about the current test or any of our other online psychological tests, please consult our Terms of Service.
Why Use This Test?
1. Free. This online ageism test is delivered to you at no charge and will allow you to obtain your scores on this recently popularized psychological construct as informed by researchers and the scientific publication Educational Gerontology.
2. Multidimensional assessment. This test recognizes the multidimensionality of the construct of ageism, assessing both benevolent and hostile ageism.
3. Relevant to current events. Ageism is increasingly being discussed in both academia and popular culture.
4. Statistical controls. User results for the present test are logged into an anonymized database, and statistical analyses are performed to ensure results are as valid and reliable as possible.
5. Created by professionals. This free ageism test was developed by research professionals experienced in psychological and personality testing.