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

Technol Health Care. 2014;22(3):489-95. doi: 10.3233/THC-140808.

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.

Keywords: Attitude for elderly; self efficacy; self integrity; social support.

MeSH terms

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