Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University
Current evidence suggests that attitude towards older people may be associated with sociodemographic and educational variables; hence, a positive attitude towards older people is key when training new university professionals. However, there is little evidence of this association in Chilean universi...
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| author | Rodrigo Yáñez-Yáñez Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo Nelson McArdle-Draguicevic Nathalie Valdés-Valdés Gabriel A. Rojas Leslith Gamín Paulina Lorca Francisca Acevedo-Carrizo Rafael Zapata-Lamana Caterin Diaz-Vargas Igor Cigarroa |
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| description | Current evidence suggests that attitude towards older people may be associated with sociodemographic and educational variables; hence, a positive attitude towards older people is key when training new university professionals. However, there is little evidence of this association in Chilean university students. The objective was to analyze students from a Chilean university’s attitudes towards older people, according to sociodemographic and educational variables. Analytical and cross-sectional study; 515 students from a Chilean university were consulted online about their attitude towards older people using Kogan’s Attitudes towards Old People scale. Additionally, sociodemographic and educational variables were recorded. The average score for positive attitude was 70.8 (±9.7), while the negative attitude score was 68.3 (±11.6). The total score was 139.1 (±16.6). Mostly, university students perceive themselves with a low-level positive attitude (61.2%). Additionally, older university students (26–42 years old); women; Chileans; students of law, speech therapy, and occupational therapy; students in their final years of the programs; and those who had training in older people outside the university have a more positive attitude towards older people. In Conclusion, a profile of sociodemographic and educational characteristics of students with a lower and higher attitude towards older age was investigated. These results are relevant since the way of seeing the aging process could regulate the training of future professionals and consequently generate changes in dealing with older people. Young people’s perception of ageing would affect the treatment and incorporation of the older people in society and the adaptation of policies in this age group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-041ce369961346088819b4b21e2aa4722023-11-24T15:07:55ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172022-11-017613010.3390/geriatrics7060130Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean UniversityRodrigo Yáñez-Yáñez0Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo1Nelson McArdle-Draguicevic2Nathalie Valdés-Valdés3Gabriel A. Rojas4Leslith Gamín5Paulina Lorca6Francisca Acevedo-Carrizo7Rafael Zapata-Lamana8Caterin Diaz-Vargas9Igor Cigarroa10Departamento de Kinesiologia, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas 6200000, ChileFaculty of Health Sciences, Valencian International University (VIU), 46002 Valencia, SpainDepartamento de Kinesiologia, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas 6200000, ChileEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Iquique 1100000, ChileEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Valdivia 5090000, ChileMagister en Gerontología Clínica Interdisciplinar, Universidad Santo Tomás, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileMagister en Gerontología Clínica Interdisciplinar, Universidad Santo Tomás, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileMagister en Gerontología Clínica Interdisciplinar, Universidad Santo Tomás, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileCurrent evidence suggests that attitude towards older people may be associated with sociodemographic and educational variables; hence, a positive attitude towards older people is key when training new university professionals. However, there is little evidence of this association in Chilean university students. The objective was to analyze students from a Chilean university’s attitudes towards older people, according to sociodemographic and educational variables. Analytical and cross-sectional study; 515 students from a Chilean university were consulted online about their attitude towards older people using Kogan’s Attitudes towards Old People scale. Additionally, sociodemographic and educational variables were recorded. The average score for positive attitude was 70.8 (±9.7), while the negative attitude score was 68.3 (±11.6). The total score was 139.1 (±16.6). Mostly, university students perceive themselves with a low-level positive attitude (61.2%). Additionally, older university students (26–42 years old); women; Chileans; students of law, speech therapy, and occupational therapy; students in their final years of the programs; and those who had training in older people outside the university have a more positive attitude towards older people. In Conclusion, a profile of sociodemographic and educational characteristics of students with a lower and higher attitude towards older age was investigated. These results are relevant since the way of seeing the aging process could regulate the training of future professionals and consequently generate changes in dealing with older people. Young people’s perception of ageing would affect the treatment and incorporation of the older people in society and the adaptation of policies in this age group.https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/6/130attitudeagingold agehigher educationageismold ageism |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Yáñez-Yáñez Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo Nelson McArdle-Draguicevic Nathalie Valdés-Valdés Gabriel A. Rojas Leslith Gamín Paulina Lorca Francisca Acevedo-Carrizo Rafael Zapata-Lamana Caterin Diaz-Vargas Igor Cigarroa Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University Geriatrics attitude aging old age higher education ageism old ageism |
| title | Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University |
| title_full | Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University |
| title_fullStr | Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University |
| title_short | Attitude towards Older People According to Sociodemographic and Educational Variables in Students of a Chilean University |
| title_sort | attitude towards older people according to sociodemographic and educational variables in students of a chilean university |
| topic | attitude aging old age higher education ageism old ageism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/6/130 |
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