Table 2.
Hierarchical linear regressions for COVID-19 ageist attitudes towards older and younger people1.
| Ageism towards older people | Ageism towards younger people | |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted R2 | .09 | – |
| Age | −0.13⁎⁎ | – |
| Majority/minority (Jewish/non-Jewish) | .16⁎⁎ | – |
| Marital status | −0.02 | – |
| Adjusted R2 | .13 | .14 |
| Positive stereotypes for older people | −0.07 | – |
| Negative stereotypes for older people | .32⁎⁎ | .14⁎⁎ |
| Positive stereotypes for younger people | – | – |
| Negative stereotypes for younger people | – | .28⁎⁎ |
| Adjusted R2 | .04 | .00 |
| Experienced age discrimination | .19⁎⁎ | .07 |
| Adjusted R2 | .00 | .03 |
| Perceived fear of contracting COVID-19 | .03 | .08 |
| Subjective knowledge about COVID-19 | – | .15⁎⁎ |
| Overall adjusted R2 | .26 | .17 |
1
Numbers in the table are standardized betas.
⁎⁎
p < .01
*p< .05.