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ERIC Number: EJ578945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Attitudes of College Students toward Elderly Persons and Their Perceptions of Themselves at Age 75.
Mosher-Ashley, Pearl M.; Ball, Pamilee
Educational Gerontology, v25 n1 p89-102 Jan-Feb 1999
A study of 119 undergraduates (22 business majors, 30 psychology, 37 nursing, 30 occupational therapy) found no significant differences in attitudes toward the elderly by major or age group (18-22 vs. 23 and over). Younger students were significantly more concerned about their personal aging than those over 22. (SK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), College Students, Older Adults, Self Concept, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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