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The Gerontologist, Vol 35, Issue 5 616-621, Copyright © 1995 by The Gerontological Society of America

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The aging semantic differential: a confirmatory factor analysis

RC Intrieri, A von Eye and JA Kelly
Gerontology Center, Pennsylvania State University, State College 16805, USA.

The Aging Semantic Differential (ASD), which is used to measure attitudes and quantify bias and negative stereotypes toward older people, is a 32-item scale published more than 20 years ago (Rosencranz & McNevin, 1969). Several factor analytic studies failed to replicate the original three-factor structure. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) using 100 third-year medical students compared six-factor models derived from the gerontological literature. A modified version of Holtzman, Beck, and Kerber's (1979) four-factor model proved to be the "best" comparative fit based upon a consensus of fit indices.




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