Table 3 Determination of internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results for measurement models of experiences of ageism (EA) and age stereotypes (AS)
From: How does ageism influence frailty? A preliminary study using a structural equation model
Latent construct | Manifest variable | Question | Positive (%)/ Mean (SD) | Internal consistency | CFA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cronbach’s Alpha | Factor loading | |||||
EA a | Witnessed age stereotypes (E1) | ea1 | Too old to be | 243 (38.6) | 0.857 | 0.784*** |
ea2 | Too old to do | 222 (35.2) | 0.853*** | |||
ea3 | Incompetence | 205 (32.5) | 0.817*** | |||
ea4 | Memory loss | 281 (44.6) | 0.649*** | |||
Encountered age stereotypes (E2) | ea5 | Too old to be | 157 (24.9) | 0.858 | 0.812*** | |
ea6 | Too old to do | 145 (23.0) | 0.849*** | |||
ea7 | Incompetence | 116 (18.4) | 0.816*** | |||
ea8 | Memory loss | 124 (19.7) | 0.633*** | |||
Perceived ageism (E3) | ea9 | Prejudice | 155 (24.6) | 0.884 | 0.869*** | |
ea10 | Disregard | 134 (21.3) | 0.922*** | |||
ea11 | Maltreat | 93 (14.8) | 0.760*** | |||
AS b | as1 | Too old to be (1–5) | 2.52 (1.07) | 0.832 | 0.858*** | |
as2 | Too old to do (1–5) | 2.56 (1.08) | 0.898*** | |||
as3 | Incompetence (1–5) | 2.92 (1.21) | 0.657*** | |||
as4 | Memory loss (1–5) | 3.22 (1.28) | 0.464*** | |||