Comparative study on the attitudes of female seniors and female university students toward seniors.
This study compared the relating factors on the attitude for elderly between elderly women group and female university student group. The elderly woman group had higher scores in perceived health status, self integrity, self-efficacy, social support, attitude for elderly than female university students group. These differences were statistically significant. The relating factor on the attitude for elderly was self integrity in elderly women group significantly. Variables that significantly affected the attitude towards seniors were not found in the female university student group.
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Joohyun
J
Kim
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Jiyun
J
Lee
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Jeongbun
J
Park
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Dong Hee
DH
Choi
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Eunmi
E
Kim
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Jiyeon
J
Kim
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Meesook
M
You
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Mengja
M
Lim
Nursing College, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Hana
H
Lee
Nursing College, Namseoul University, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea.
Sejin
S
Ju
D000328:Adult; D063506:Ageism; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D056910:Republic of Korea; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities
Attitude for elderly; self efficacy; self integrity; social support