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| Knowledge, stereotyping and attitudes towards self ageing | | Author(s) | Lindsay Gething, Judith Fethney, Kevin McKee |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 21.2, June 2002 |
| Pages | pp 74-79 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Attitude ; Nurses ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys ; Australia ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The Reaction to Ageing Questionnaire (RAQ) was developed in Australia to measure attitudes to personal or self ageing. This article reports on a project run in Australia and the UK assessing the relationship between attitudes to self-ageing and measures of misconceptions and stereotyping of older people. Researchers in the 2 countries administered the RAQ, the Facts about Ageing Quiz (Palmore's FAQ), and Aging Semantic Differential, along with some demographic questions to samples of nurses. Results indicated patterns of stereotyping and misconception about older people that were similar across both countries. In the main, views were negative and devalued older people in their personal attributes and capabilities. Significant correlations extended across the two countries, indicating that attitudes to self ageing as measured by the RAQ were significantly associated with measures of misconception and stereotyping of older people. Such negative attitudes need to be tackled urgently by developing anti-ageism strategies for nurses. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020925206 A |
| Classmark | BG: DP: QTE: TOB: 3F: 7YA: 8 |
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