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Although several instruments have been developed to measure adolescents\u2019 ageism, they present a number of limitations. The study aimed at developing a new instrument, the Adolescents\u2019 Ageism Toward Older Adults Scale, and testing its psychometric properties.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Research Design and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A three-phase process was followed: The instrument\u2019s items were developed empirically from focus groups of adolescents; its content validity was evaluated; and finally, its psychometric properties were tested through a multicenter cross-sectional study involving 575 adolescents.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Exploratory factor analysis of the new scale retained 33 items grouped into 6 factors: moodiness, traditionalism, physical deterioration, antitechnologism, sageness, and sociability. Confirmatory factor analysis evidenced a second-order factor structure. 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