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THE INFLUENCE OF SUBORDINATE AGE ON PERFORMANCE RATINGS AND CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS
Author(s) -
FERRIS GERALD R.,
YATES VALERIE L.,
GILMORE DAVID C.,
ROWLAND KENDRITH M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1985.tb00559.x
Subject(s) - psychology , attribution , social psychology , function (biology) , job performance , developmental psychology , job satisfaction , evolutionary biology , biology
Three issues were examined in this study relative to the role of subordinate age in performance evaluations. First, it was found that supervisors rated older subordinates lower than younger subordinates doing the same job. Second, differences between self‐ratings of performance and supervisory ratings seemed to be a function of the subordinate's age. Third, a significant age × performance interaction was detected on ability attributions.