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Ageism at University: A Comparative Analysis of Young and Older Adult Students
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Fernández, Enrique Arias; Castro, Juan Lirio; Aguayo, Inmaculada Herranz; González, David Alonso; Martínez, Esther Portal – Educational Gerontology, 2018
This study undertakes a comparative analysis of the negative stereotypes of older persons described by young and older adult university students at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. This study is innovative in that it compares three analytical perspectives: the perception of young students (18-27 years); the perception of older adult students…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Universities, Undergraduate Students, Older Adults
A Terror Management Perspective on Young Adults' Ageism and Attitudes toward Dementia
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O'Connor, Melissa L.; McFadden, Susan H. – Educational Gerontology, 2012
According to Terror Management Theory as applied to ageism, older adults may be associated with mortality, thereby generating death-thought accessibility, stereotypes, and mixed emotions among younger adults. However, it is unclear how older adults' health conditions, such as dementia, affect ageist attitudes and mortality salience. In the current…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Empathy, Young Adults, Health Conditions
Counteracting Age Stereotypes: A Self-Awareness Manipulation
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Chen, Yiwei; Pethtel, Olivia; Ma, Xiaodong – Educational Gerontology, 2010
The major goals of the present study were to (a) examine age differences in susceptibility to age stereotypes and (b) test a self-awareness manipulation in counteracting age stereotypes. Young and older adults read two sets of descriptors that only differed in the to-be-ignored age-related information. In the high self-awareness condition,…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Older Adults, Videotape Recorders, Age Differences
Is There a Double Standard of Aging?: Older Men and Women and Ageism
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Narayan, Chetna – Educational Gerontology, 2008
This study was designed to determine current young adults' attitudes toward older adults and to explore, more specifically, whether they hold different attitudes towards older men and women. An additional objective was to examine the association between knowledge of aging processes and attitudes towards older adults. A total of 405 (210 males, 195…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Young Adults, Older Adults
Age Preferences: How Old Is "Too Old" for Selected Service Providers among Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults?
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Farney, Lori; Aday, Ronald H.; Breault, Kevin D. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
This study investigated age preferences for 11 different service providers and the age at which workers in these occupational roles were considered to be "too old" by three age groups: young (18-24), middle-aged (35-55), and older adults (65+). Results indicate that in comparison to middle-aged and older adults, young adults continue to have…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Age Differences, Older Adults, Social Services
Contributions of Age Diversity among Students to Graduate Education in Gerontology: Students' View.
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Gaetjens, Carol A. – Educational Gerontology, 1997
Students (n=46) in a graduate gerontology course, ranged in age from 23-77; 32 were aged 36-55. They were positive about age diversity and its contributions to learning. None of those under 36 would apply age restrictions to admission; 13 of 38 older students would. A sizeable minority would discriminate against older students in awarding…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Age Discrimination, Diversity (Student), Graduate Study