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Fatfouta, Ramzi ORCID: 0000-0001-6633-356X and Ghoniem, Amir (2022). Old, but gold? A dual-pathway model of age bias in personnel selection decisions. Appl. Psychol.-Int. Rev.-Psychol. Appl.-Rev. Int., 71 (2). S. 514 - 539. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1464-0597

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Abstract

We present a dual-pathway model that differentiates two underlying mechanisms by which age affects selection decisions. In two experimental studies, one with lay persons (n = 316) and one with experienced Human Resource professionals (n = 103), we demonstrate that the relationship between older age and hireability is negatively mediated by perceived appearance, indicating that older candidates receive less favorable ratings because they are perceived as being less physically appealing. Moreover, we demonstrate that the relationship between older age and hireability is positively mediated by perceived experience, indicating that older candidates receive more favorable ratings because they are perceived as being more experienced. Importantly, these two pathways neutralize each other, yielding a null effect when their effects are neglected.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fatfouta, Ramzi UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6633-356X UNSPECIFIED Ghoniem, Amir UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-568473
DOI:	10.1111/apps.12336
Journal or Publication Title:	Appl. Psychol.-Int. Rev.-Psychol. Appl.-Rev. Int.
Volume:	71
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 514 - 539
Date:	2022
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1464-0597
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; COMMON STEREOTYPES; HIRING DECISIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; DISCRIMINATION; ATTITUDES; DIVERSITY; WORKPLACE; CONTEXTS; GENDER Multiple languages Psychology, Applied Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56847