ArticleMaturitas2022
Ageism towards older and younger people in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Article in Maturitas, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Everyday ageism experienced by community-dwelling older people with frailty.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Succession, Identity, and Consumption Scale of Prescriptive Ageism: Italian Validation and Invariance by Gender and Age.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ageism revisited.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- A multi-country study of the associations between HIV vulnerability status, perception of COVID-19 related stigma and post-traumatic stress symptoms during the first wave of the pandemic.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of a virtual intergenerational activity for reducing younger and older adults' ageism.Journal of intergenerational relationships · 2023Article
- Experienced stigma and applied coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a mixed-methods study.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has provided a rich environment for ageist attitudes towards both older and younger people. However, publications on ageism during the outbreak have been mostly non-empirical and have concentrated on ageist beliefs directed towards older people. To overcome these limitations, we examined empirically the prevalence and the determinants of ageism towards older and younger people in the wake of COVID-19. STUDY
designA cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted with 503 Israeli adults (51.9% male, 79.5% Jews, mean age 47 years). MAIN MEASURES: We used a structured questionnaire that measured the following: COVID-19 ageism towards older people, COVID-19 ageism towards younger people, stereotyping, the experience of discrimination, perceived fears about contracting COVID-19, subjective knowledge about COVID-19, and sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsOverall, participants reported a relatively low level of COVID-19 ageism towards older people but a significantly higher level of COVID-19 ageism towards younger people. Hierarchical regressions revealed that negative age stereotypes were the most important determinants of both types of ageism. Sociodemographic variables (including age and majority/minority) were significant determinants only for COVID-19 ageism towards older people. That is, older and Jewish participants reported lower levels of this type of ageism.
conclusionsOur findings demonstrate that negative age-related stereotypes have played a central role in ageist beliefs towards both older and younger people during the COVID-19 crisis. It is recommended that the public and scientific media start disseminating messages aimed at reducing rather than increasing negative stereotypes directed towards younger and older people.
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