Attitudes Toward Aging in the United States and Taiwan

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ID2999786
AuthorsBetty L Chang (School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, U.S.A.), Alice F Chang (Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66208 U.S.A.), Yung Shen (National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science)
Year1984
Volume15
Issue1
Pages109-130
Publication date1984-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.15.1.109
OpenAlexW2288942824
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited5

The study compared attitudes toward aging and needs of old people of 200 (100 male, 100 famale) college students from Taiwan and 400 (225 male and 175 female) students of Chinese descent living in the United States. Instruments consisted of Attitude Toward Old People's Scale (Kogan, 1961), and Needs of Old People (Kitty & Feld, 1976). Results indicated that both groups bad favorable attitudes toward aging and needs of old people. However, differences in the Attitude Toward Old People Scale between the TaiwanChinese and the U.S.-Chinese students were seen with the Taiwan students holding less stereotypical views of the elderly. Differences in the Needs of Old People Scale indicated that the U.S.-Chinese students held a more favorable attitude. Significant differences were noted between U.S.-Chinese subgroups in their Attitude Toward Old People and Needs of Old People. Results are discussed in view of the role of increased urbanization, and educational, societal and family support for attitudes toward the aged

China · Chinese people · Chinese society · Economic growth · Geography · Political science · Positive attitude · Scale (ratio) · Urbanization · Aging and Gerontology Research · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults · Gerontology

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