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| Children's views on aging: their attitudes and values | | Author(s) | Sally Newman, Robert Faux, Barbara Larimer |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 3, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 412-417 |
| Keywords | Schoolchildren ; Ageism ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Children's perceptions and attitudes about ageing and older adults were investigated in a sample of 71 fourth- and fifth-grade pupils in Pennsylvania, United States (US). A version of Children's Views on Aging (CVoA), a four-part validated instrument designed to assess school-age children's views on older adults and ageing, was used. The instrument was adapted to enable children to make value judgements about their responses to questions on the CVoA. The study found that children's perceptions and attitudes about ageing and older people were not as negative as adults may conclude. Children were positively affected by interactions with older adults, they described physical signs of ageing without judgement, and responded negatively to some of the unpleasant conditions associated with ageing. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980812413 A |
| Classmark | SBM: B:TOB: 7T |
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