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Endurance of Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Older Adults
- Source :
- Educational Gerontology. 32:447-462
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2006.
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Abstract
- This cross-sectional study assessed undergraduate attitudes toward older adults and attitude endurance 3 to 18 months after aging coursework. Survey respondents included 349 students who took an aging elective and 430 comparison students. Aging-elective students indicated more positive attitudes than comparison students. Attitudes did not vary across 3 groups staggered by time elapsed from completing the course until testing (3 to 18 months). 4 variables accounted for the variance in attitudes toward elders at a statistically significant level: majoring in biology, having frequent or occasional contact with unrelated older adults, taking an aging course, and post-course knowledge of aging.
Details
- ISSN :
- 15210472 and 03601277
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Educational Gerontology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4a9c0019d8d72e9fe97d82b4cf7dcca1