Comparative study on the attitudes of female seniors and female university students toward seniors

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 29 May 2014Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Technology and Health Care, volume 22, pages 489-495 (issn: 0928-7329, eissn: 1878-7401,

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Authors: Joohyun, Kim; Jiyun, Lee; Jeongbun, Park; Dong Hee, Choi; Eunmi, Kim; Jiyeon, Kim; Meesook, You; +3 Authors

doi: 10.3233/thc-140808

pmid: 24763201

Comparative study on the attitudes of female seniors and female university students toward seniors

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Abstract

This study compared the relating factors on the attitude for elderly between elderly women group and female university student group. The elderly woman group had higher scores in perceived health status, self integrity, self-efficacy, social support, attitude for elderly than female university students group. These differences were statistically significant. The relating factor on the attitude for elderly was self integrity in elderly women group significantly. Variables that significantly affected the attitude towards seniors were not found in the female university student group.

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Namseoul University
Korea (Republic of)
Kangwon National University
Korea (Republic of)

Keywords

Adult, Aging, Universities, Health Status, Social Support, Middle Aged, Self Efficacy, Ageism, Attitude, Republic of Korea, Humans, Female, Perception, Students

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