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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"ageism"”.
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Ageism in healthcare
Journal Article 1 - Background: Ageism was first introduced in the literature in the 1960s, gaining increasing recognition in the decades since. Ageism can impact a range of domains, including physical, emotional and mental well-being. Ageism in healthcare can influence older adults’ access to …
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Exploring Gaps in Understanding and Responding to Ageism: A Conceptual Model, Psychosocial Health, and Racialized Ageism
<p>Ageism is an insidious, prevalent social justice issue which has harmful effects on the health of older adults. This dissertation includes three manuscripts which explore gaps in understanding and responding to ageism through three distinct methodological approaches. Two primary gaps are …
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Ageism and psychological well-being in older adults
… phenomenon as it relates to the experience of ageism, reactions to aging as interpreted through identity process theory, and psychological well-being. The study is an exploratory examination of these factors in a sample of 137 community-dwelling older adults. It was hypothesized that 1) a …
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Effects of Pseudo-Positive Ageism: A Systematized Critical Review
… explores so-called ‘positive’ generalizations of ageism. These ‘positive’ forms of ageism are more subtle than the negative and is often overlooked in literature and society. The aim of this systematized critical review is to synthesize the current knowledge of these ‘positive’ forms of ageism. A …
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Exploring Perceptions of Aging and Ageism Among Personal Support Workers
… of this study was to examine views on aging and ageism among PSWs who have provided care to older adults. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 PSWs in Ontario, Canada. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze and generate recurrent themes. Findings demarcate some existing gaps …
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Advertising and the elderly: Do magazine ads continue to reinforce ageism?
The purpose of this study was to assess how the younger population views the elderly in magazine ads, as well as how mature adults view themselves through media depiction when they see elderly characters in print ads. A convenience sample of one-hundred university students and forty-eight retired …
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Older women - 'doing things a different way' : ageism, sexism and leisure activities
… of 'ordinary' older women whose daily lives defy ageism and sexism - the dynamics of their freedoms and constraints are explored. The findings suggest that it is not until they are free of responsibility for their husbands and children that older women are free to fully participate in leisure on …
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Digital ageing: How ageism and technology influence the ageing experience of older adults
… disengagement is discrimination based on age or ageism. There is an urgent need to examine how ageism and digital technology influence the ageing experience of older adults. Therefore, the aim of this PhD was to answer the question: what role do ageism and digital technology play within the …
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Women and men of a certain age : the gender dimension of ageism in paid employment
… ride employers' appraisal oftheir older workers. Ageism has been cited as the main barrier to employability and occupational progression for the majority of older workers. Past research in this field has highlighted the discriminatory power of economic myths and stereotypes concerning the work …
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A phenomenological case study to describe the ageism-induced anxiety of job seekers aged 50–83.
… themselves in a predicament as they experience ageism-induced anxiety while seeking new employment. This phenomenological case study investigated the anxiety experienced by job seekers aged 50–83 during the job search process, thereby informing the hiring decision-makers of the lived experiences …
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Putting ageism in context: examining the relationship between age discrimination and frailty among older individuals aged 65 years and over.
Frailty is the inability of the body's defence system to cope with stressors. It is known to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes such as mortality, falls and hospitalisation among the older population. While the burden of frailty is continuously documented in the literature, there is still …
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Psychometric evaluation of the COVID stress scales in older adults and the impact of ageism and pain on COVID-related stress
… has documented strong manifestations of ageism stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., social media posts suggesting that older adults’ deaths from COVID-19 are less tragic than younger individuals, beliefs that public health restrictions should only target older persons). …
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Effectiveness of an Intergenerational Service-Learning Program on Increasing Knowledge on Aging, Creating Attitude Change Regarding Older Adults, and Reducing Ageism
… improve attitudes about older adults, and reduce ageism more than a predominately didactic course with limited service activity. An important goal of effective intergenerational service-learning is to generate interest in pursuing social work careers in aging with the underserved older adult …
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Požiūrio į senėjimą ir pagyvenusius žmones sąsajos su asmenybiniais ir psichosocialiniais veiksniais /
… – 39,49 years. Used tools: the Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA), the Scale of Anxiety and Ageing, the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO – FFI), the Gratitude Inventory and the Interpersonal Reaction Index Inventory. The Thesis involves a correlative research, comparison of the averages, also a …
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Attitudes toward old people and beliefs about aging: A generational study
… revealed that age, factual knowledge, perceived ageism in mass media and parental influence were significantly related to attitude toward the elderly.
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Attitudes toward old people and beliefs about aging: A generational study
… revealed that age, factual knowledge, perceived ageism in mass media and parental influence were significantly related to attitude toward the elderly.
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Velhicidade apresenta: dialogismo e práticas teatrais anti idadistas
This study presents an investigation into ageism, a phenomenon that discriminates based on age and compromises the physical and mental health of older adults. It was inspired by the Ageism Observatory, a study and extension group from UFBA/UFU that explores recurring themes of aging in the pursuit …
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From Film Sets to Front Lines and Back Again: Reinventing Star Image in Post-World War II Hollywood
… of the political sphere. The effects of ageism on Dietrich hindered her glamour girl image and forced her out of Hollywood, while ageism turned Loy into an agreeable wife and mother, rather than an exotic, clever young woman. These actors’ extremely personal choices to leave the film …
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Successful Aging with Illness
… was a linear combination of participants’ ageism score and community activity score, while controlling for gender and age. When considered together, the results from these three manuscripts suggest that successful aging can be experienced by older adults aging with illness. And that, among …
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