THE EFFECTS OF INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS AND AGEING ANXIETY ON ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Few studies have been conducted in Turkey on the effects of intergenerational relations and ageing anxiety on attitudes toward ageism in young adults. We aimed to investigate the effects of intergenerational relations and ageing anxiety on attitudes toward ageism in university students. We administered a questionnaire to 617 young adults, aged 18-24 years, being university students in Ankara. The questionnaire covered questions related to the socio-demographic characteristics and intergenerational relations of participants, Anxiety about Ageing Scale, and Ageism Attitude Scale. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient and binary logistic regression analysis. The total score average of the participants in the Ageism Attitude Scale was calculated as 67.84 ± 6.31. The analyses showed that the most important factors for positive ageism were gender, age, living together with family, living with grandparents in the same house before, desire to live with parents after marriage, more contact with grandparents face to face (p < 0.05). In addition, as more fear of old people, psychological concerns, physical appearance and generally more ageing anxiety, positive ageism decrease more (p < 0.05). Consequently, intergenerational relations and ageing anxiety are among the important determinants of ageism of young adults in Turkey.
Authors and Affiliations
Fikriye Yılmaz, Meriç Yavuz Çolak
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