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Direct linkYuxi Wang; Jinhong Yang; Lin Wang; Jiang Liu; Tingting Xin; Lunan Gao; Yuxiu Liu – Educational Gerontology, 2024
With the world's population aging, geriatric care is more important than ever before. However, many studies have shown that nursing students are less likely to choose geriatric nursing as career than other nursing fields. Nursing students play a vital role in the development of geriatric nursing. Thus, this study aimed to explore the current…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Student Motivation, Career Choice, Geriatrics
Zhan, Ginny; Pearcey, Sharon; Tomioka, Hiroko – Educational Gerontology, 2021
The current study compared responses from college students on a survey questionnaire about aging knowledge, aging attitudes, aging anxiety, experiences with older persons, and other related experiences. A total of 1124 college students from China (430), Japan (349), and the United States (345) participated in this study. They completed Palmore's…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, College Students, Aging (Individuals), Experience
Dobbin, Carrie B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Given the growing population of older adults with more reported mental health needs, there are not sufficient psychologists interested in working with this population. This study looked at why interest is so low, looking particularly at the correlations between interest in working with older adults and knowledge about aging, ageism, aging anxiety…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Psychology, Majors (Students)
Allan, Linda J.; Johnson, James – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Knowledge, anxiety, and attitudes about the elderly were assessed in 113 university students using the Facts on Aging Quiz, the Anxiety about Aging Scale, and the Fraboni Scale on Ageism. No significant differences in knowledge or anxiety based on age or gender were found in the sample. Female participants in the sample were found to be…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Path Analysis
