The influence of ageism on stereotypical attitudes among allied health students in Japan: a group comparison design
Autor: | Yoshitaka Shiba, Hirokuni Tagaya, Norio Murayama, Kanako Ichikura, Akie Kawamura, Naoto Kamide, Yuko Fukase |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Tree drawing media_common.quotation_subject Random allocation lcsh:Medicine Stereotype Group comparison Medical care Ageism in health care Education Ageism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Japan Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Personality 030212 general & internal medicine Big Five personality traits Students Allied health students Aged media_common Medical education lcsh:LC8-6691 030504 nursing lcsh:Special aspects of education lcsh:R Questionnaire General Medicine Attitude Education about ageism Scale (social sciences) 0305 other medical science Psychology Research Article Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | BMC Medical Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021) BMC Medical Education |
ISSN: | 1472-6920 |
Popis: | Background Ageism is a serious problem in medical care. The importance of ageism-related education for students has been emphasized. To determine the most effective approach to ageism-related education for allied health students, this study examined ageism among this group of students, with the hypothesis that ageism was expressed not only toward elderly adults but also toward individuals other than elderly adults. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 154 allied health students in Japan. The questionnaire involved tree drawings to evaluate the drawer’s personality and a measurement of the participants’ ageism. There were two display conditions for tree drawing. In the elderly display condition, participants were informed that the drawer was an elderly person, and in a control condition, participants were not informed of the drawer’s age. Participants were randomly assigned to each condition and were required to evaluate the drawer’s personality based on 5 personality traits. After the evaluation, all participants were required to complete the Japanese short version of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA-J). Results The participants were 123 allied health students, 61 of whom were in the elderly display condition and 62 of whom were in the control condition. Based on the mean score on the FSA-J (M = 29.80), we divided the participants into a low-FSA-J group (N = 64) and a high-FSA-J group (N = 59). There was no significant difference between the display conditions on the FSA-J score. In the high-FSA-J groups, the control condition evaluated the drawer’s personality as more timid than did the elderly display condition (F = 4.26, df = 1, 119). For negligence, the high-FSA-J group evaluated the drawer’s personality as more negligent than did the low-FSA-J group (F = 4.08). For broad interests, the main effects of condition and groups were significant (F = 4.23). Conclusions The results suggested that ageism indicated a negative evaluation not only of elderly adults but also of individuals other than elderly adults, and students with negative ageism might evaluate the elderly drawer more positively. We have discussed the possibility that negative ageism among allied health students in Japan might underlie these positive stereotypes. |
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