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Wanting to Get More or Protecting One’s Assets: Age-Differential Effects of Gain Versus Loss Perceptions on the Willingness to Engage in Collective Action

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  • David Weiss
  • Sabine Sczesny
  • Alexandra M. Freund

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Objectives. The present research examined motivational differences across adulthood that might contribute to age-related differences in the willingness to engage in collective action. Two experiments addressed the role of gain and loss orientation for age-related differences in the willingness to engage in collective action across adulthood.

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  • David Weiss & Sabine Sczesny & Alexandra M. Freund, 2016. "Wanting to Get More or Protecting One’s Assets: Age-Differential Effects of Gain Versus Loss Perceptions on the Willingness to Engage in Collective Action," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 71(2), pages 254-264.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:71:y:2016:i:2:p:254-264.
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