Chapman, LynSargent-Cox, KerryHorswill, MarkAnstey, Kaarin2014-02-172014-02-170733-4648http://hdl.handle.net/1885/11387This study examined the effect of age-stereotype threat on older adults' performance on a task measuring hazard perception performance in driving. The impact of age-stereotype threat in relation to the value participants placed on driving and pre- and post-task confidence in driving ability was also investigated. Eighty-six adults aged from 65 years of age completed a questionnaire measuring demographic information, driving experience, selfrated health, driving importance, and driving confidence. Prior to undertaking a timed hazard perception task, participants were exposed to either negative or positive age stereotypes. Results showed that age-stereotype threats, while not influencing hazard perception performance, significantly reduced post-driving confidence compared with pre-driving confidence for those in the negative prime condition. This finding builds on the literature that has found that stereotype-based influences cannot simply be understoodin terms of performance outcomes alone and may be relevant to factors affected by confidence such as driving cessation decisions.12 pageshttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0733-4648/author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing); author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing); author cannot archive publisher's version/PDF;author's post-print on author's personal website, departmental website, institutional website or institutional repositoryage-stereotype threathazard perceptiontask confidencewell-being2014-01-0910.1177/07334648135175052016-06-14