Melton, ForestPalmer, KellySolola, SadeLuy, LuisHerrera-Theut, KathrynZabala, LeanneKnapp, Shannon M.Yee, RyanYee, ErikaCalhoun, ElizabethThomas Hebdon, Megan C.Pool, NatalieSweitzer, NancyBreathett, Khadijah2023-10-042023-10-042022-11-14Melton F, Palmer K, Solola S, et al. Race and Gender-Based Perceptions of Older Septuagenarian Adults. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2022;3(1):944-956. Published 2022 Nov 14. doi:10.1089/whr.2022.0063https://hdl.handle.net/1805/36136Objectives: Older adults face racism, sexism, and ageism. As the U.S. population ages, it is important to understand how the current population views older adults. Methods: Participants recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk provided perceptions of older Black and White models' photographs. Using mixed-effect models, we assessed interactions between race and gender of participants and models. Results: Among Participants of Color and White participants (n = 712, 70% non-Hispanic White, 70% women, mean 37.81 years), Black models were perceived as more attractive, less threatening, and sadder than White models, but differences were greater for White participants (race-by-race interaction: attractive p = 0.003, threatening p = 0.009, sad p = 0.016). Each gender perceived their respective gender as more attractive (gender-by-gender interaction p < 0.0001). Male and female participants perceived male models as happier than female models, but differences were greater for male participants (p = 0.026). Irrespective of participant age group, women were perceived as more threatening (p = 0.012). Other perceptions were not significant. Discussion: Participants had few biases toward older Black and White models, while gender biases favored men.en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalBiasRacial disparitiesGender disparitiesGeriatricArticle