In a publication published by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, University of Michigan professor Barry Checkoway asserts that internalized adultism causes youth to "question their own legitimacy, doubt their ability to make a difference" and perpetuate a "culture of silence" among young people.
U publikaciji objavljenoj od strane W.K. Kelog Fondacije, profesor Mičigenskog Univerziteta Beri Čekovej tvrdi da internalizovani adultizam uzrokuje da mladi “preispituju sopstveni legitimitet i sumnjaju u svoju sposobnost da naprave razliku” i ukorenjuje “kulturu tišine” medju mladim ljudima.