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The prevalence of manifestations of gerontological ageism among university students in five European countries.
- Source :
- Family Medicine & Primary Care Review; 2022, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p348-355, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background. The problem of the ageing population has resulted in attitudes towards aging in different age groups becoming a subject of increased academic interest. Objectives. To provide comparative characteristics of the prevalence of manifestations of gerontological ageism among university students in five European countries. Material and methods. The sample consisted of university students (n = 2493) aged 18–25 from Belarus (n = 827), Russia (n = 528), Poland (n = 798), Lithuania (n = 223) and Ukraine (n = 117). The prevalence of gerontological ageism among respondents was evaluated according to the Fraboni Ageism Scale. Results. The prevalence and manifestations of gerontological ageism vary depending on the country. The maximum total indicator, displaying the highest overall level of ageism, was noted among Belarusian students, the minimum – in Lithuania (p < 0.05). The final indicators of gerontological ageism were found to be the following: the level of age discrimination and negative emotional attitude towards the elderly was increased in one fifth of the respondents in all five groups. The observation found the level of ageism averaging at 60%, evenly distributed in all groups. The predominant attitudes towards older people were found to be neutral or positive (84.6%). Conclusions. The manifestations of ageism are international in nature and can explain 20% of the total variety of answers characterising the differences in ranked attributes and degree of ageism. The total indicator showed the highest degree of gerontological ageism among students in Belarus, the lowest – among those in Lithuania, with levels of gerontological ageism among students in Russia, Poland and Ukraine distributed in between. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
STATISTICS
AGEISM
PSYCHOLOGY of college students
CONFIDENCE intervals
ATTITUDES toward aging
MANN Whitney U Test
STEREOTYPES
DISEASE prevalence
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
CHI-squared test
FACTOR analysis
RESEARCH funding
EMOTIONS
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17343402
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163194550
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2022.113016