Undergraduate Attitudes Toward the Elderly

The Role of Knowledge, Contact and Aging Anxiety

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23348652
AutoresLinda J Allan (University of British Columbia, autor de correspondencia), James A Johnson (0000-0002-2312-0633, University of British Columbia)
Año2008
Volumen35
Número1
Páginas1-14
Fecha de publicación2008-12-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducational Gerontology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0360-1277 • E-ISSN: 1521-0472
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03601270802299780
OpenAlexW2103487432
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas64
Referencias citadas36

Knowledge, anxiety, and attitudes about the elderly were assessed in 113 university students using the Facts on Aging Quiz, the Anxiety about Aging Scale, and the Fraboni Scale on Ageism. No significant differences in knowledge or anxiety based on age or gender were found in the sample. Female participants in the sample were found to be significantly less ageist than males on average, and this difference was maintained controlling for the levels of the other variables. Previous studies have not consistently found a correlation between either knowledge or contact with the elderly and ageism. This study uses multiple regression and path analysis to investigate the relationship between knowledge, anxiety, ageism, and contact with the elderly. The study finds that knowledge and contact with the elderly do affect ageism, but indirectly, mediated through their effect on anxiety.

Affect (linguistics) · Anxiety · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio) · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology