Improving Attitudes Regarding the Elderly Population: The Effects of Information and Reinforcement for Change

Altering negative attitudes associated with ageism may be possible by giving people accurate information about older people in conjunction with reinforcement for change. This study, which involved 99 college students, supports the premise that negative attitudes toward older people are amenable; how...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Gerontologist 2001-08, Vol.41 (4), p.511-515
Hauptverfasser:	Ragan, Amie M, Bowen, Anne M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Ageism Aging Aging (Individuals) Aging - psychology Attitude Attitude Change Attitude Measures Attitudes Beliefs College Students Consciousness Raising Female Follow-Up Studies Health Education Humans Male Motivation Negative Attitudes Older Adults Older people Prejudice Reinforcement Reinforcement (Psychology) Semantic Differential Social Bias Student Attitudes Undergraduate Students Wyoming
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Zusammenfassung:	Altering negative attitudes associated with ageism may be possible by giving people accurate information about older people in conjunction with reinforcement for change. This study, which involved 99 college students, supports the premise that negative attitudes toward older people are amenable; however, the new attitude may be lost without reinforcement for change. (BF)
ISSN:	0016-9013 1758-5341
DOI:	10.1093/geront/41.4.511