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Peer reviewedBagshaw, Margaret; Adams, Mary – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1986
Assesses the empirical relationship of the psychosocial variables of empathy, attitudes, and ideological orientation toward treatment (custodial versus therapeutic). Data analysis indicates that a low level of empathy, negative attitudes toward the elderly, and a custodial orientation toward treatment were significantly positively correlated.…
Descriptors: Empathy, Negative Attitudes, Nurses, Nursing Homes
