Reducing Negative Aging Stereotypes via Educational Intervention in Older People

A Randomized Controlled Study

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ID21460938
AuthorsBorja Doncel-García (0000-0001-6073-3183, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Bilbao, Spain, corresponding author), Izarne Lizaso (University of the Basque Country), Izarne Lizaso Elgarresta (0000-0003-1064-5665, University of the Basque Country), Ana Belén Fraile-Bermúdez (0000-0003-3804-7034, University of the Basque Country), Álvaro Mosquera-Lajas (Aspaldiko’s Psychosocial Service and Municipal Community Centers, Portugalete, Spain), Beatriz Santamaría-Trincado (Bizipoz Sociedad Cooperativa Pequeña, Mondragón, Spain), Begoña Sanz (0000-0002-6354-6401, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain), Jon Irazusta (0000-0002-6763-8602, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain)
Year2023
Volume45
Issue5-6
Pages475-485
Publication date2023-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Aging (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0164-0275 • E-ISSN: 1552-7573
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01640275221126100
PMID36113442
OpenAlexW4296161376
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited38

Anti-ageism interventions traditionally target younger individuals. We analyzed the effect of an educational intervention that combined an infusion of aging content with videos to reduce negative stereotypes toward aging in a randomized controlled study of 56 community-dwelling older adults. The experimental group received a single one-hour information session and video viewing on ageism; the control group viewed 1 hour of videos unrelated to ageism. Repeated-measures ANOVA indicated that the experimental group reported a significantly reduced Negative Stereotypes Toward Aging Questionnaire (CENVE) total score along with an independent measure of the character–personality factor in this questionnaire 1 week and 1 month after the intervention compared to baseline. The control group showed no changes. This work reports for the first time that a one-hour information session about aging combined with video viewing on ageism can efficiently reduce negative stereotypes of aging in older people in the short and medium term

Analysis of variance · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Randomized controlled trial · Repeated measures design · Successful aging · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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