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Direct linkStahl, Sarah T.; Metzger, Aaron – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
This cross-sectional study examined the associations among perceived vulnerability to disease, aging knowledge, and ageism (positive and negative) in a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in a human development course (N = 649; M age = 19.94 years, SD = 2.84 years). Perceived vulnerability to disease and aging knowledge were associated with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Diseases
Lee, Young-Shin – Educational Gerontology, 2009
The purposes of the study were to (a) identify student attitudes toward older people according to three measures, (b) determine the relationships among the attitudes as shown by these measures, and (c) identify the relationships between age, gender, frequency of communication with older adults, and life experience with older adults. A total of 125…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Attitude Measures
Peer reviewedHaught, Patricia A.; Walls, Richard T.; Laney, James D.; Leavell, Alexandra; Stuzen, Susan – Educational Gerontology, 1999
A modification of Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz was given to 954 students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12. Adolescents showed positive attitudes and children showed negative attitudes toward older adults. Hispanic adolescents were more negative than Whites or Blacks. There was no relationship between weekly contact with older adults and accurate…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Childhood Attitudes
