Endurance of Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Older Adults |
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| Authors: | Brooke Funderburk JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez Lené Levy Storms David H. Solomon |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of California at Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California, USA brookef@ucla.edu;3. University of California at Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | This cross-sectional study assessed undergraduate attitudes toward older adults and attitude endurance 3 to 18 months after aging coursework. Survey respondents included 349 students who took an aging elective and 430 comparison students. Aging-elective students indicated more positive attitudes than comparison students. Attitudes did not vary across 3 groups staggered by time elapsed from completing the course until testing (3 to 18 months). 4 variables accounted for the variance in attitudes toward elders at a statistically significant level: majoring in biology, having frequent or occasional contact with unrelated older adults, taking an aging course, and post-course knowledge of aging. |
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