University Students’ Attitudes Towards Age Discrimination And Affecting Factors In Turkey: A Systematic Review
Keywords:
Yaş ayrımcılığı, Gençler, Yaşlılar, Üniversite öğrencileri, Sistematik incelemeAbstract
Objectives: The discriminatory attitudes towards older people is a global problem. The aim of the study is to reveal university students’ attitudes towards the aged people in Turkey and the affecting factors.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted on articles published between 2018-2022 in January, 2023. This study was conducted and the results were reported following the PRISMA checklist. Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.
Results: It was identified 57 eligible studies out of 210. Most studies were conducted with nursing students (14 studies), followed by elderly care program students (6 studies). The most commonly used scales are Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS) and Kogan Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (KAOPS) (respectively 32 and 15 studies). In most of the studies, students' attitudes towards the aged people were found to be positive (39 studies). The ageism level of female students is lower compared to that of males. The attitudes of students living with an aged person, having a large family structure and living in the countryside, towards old age are more positive. Furthermore, with regard to the results obtained from the studies, it can be stated that age is not considered as a determining factor. Students with a low level of ageism have more positive insight concerning working with older people in the future.
Conclusions: University students in Turkey generally have low ageism. However, it is possible to mention that ageism is influenced by the individual characteristics of students.
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