Caring for Elderly People with Severe Conditions

Do Religious Education and Values Make a Difference

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3522341
AutoresLluis Oviedo (0000-0001-8189-3311, Pontifical University Antonianum, autor correspondente), Josefa Torralba (0000-0001-5143-3699, Instituto Sexológico Murciano), Jose Luis Ripoll (Instituto Sexológico Murciano)
Ano2022
Volume13
Fascículo5
Páginas412
Data de publicação2022-04-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel13050412
OpenAlexW4225271146
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas16

Western societies are experiencing a demographic shift towards an increased elderly population that is often affected by limiting conditions. This growth is not always balanced by a greater concern and assistance from younger cohorts, which could perceive that demand as a heavy burden, especially under conditions where children often move to work far away from their families. The present research tries to understand this challenging situation by studying the attitudes of preadolescents and adolescents towards the elderly. This study has explored the reactions of students between 12 and 17 years old towards images and experiences around the oldest and most frail. The collected data indicate the positive role of religion and spirituality in their concern, and the moderating factor of empathy, with gender and age being less significant in their attitudes towards the elderly in their social environment

Developmental psychology · Empathy · Limiting · Population · Sociology · Spirituality · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology