CONTACT, ANXIETY, AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY
CONTACT, ANXIETY, AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY
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DOI：
10.1080/03601270903324362
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Hutchison, Paul
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作者：
Bousfield, Catherine;Hutchison, Paul
许多国家的人口正在迅速老龄化。这一趋势是在研究表明年龄歧视是最常见的偏见形式的背景下发生的。本研究以群际接触理论为框架，探讨青少年对老年人的态度和行为意向。回归分析证实，代际接触的质量而不是频率与年轻人对老年人的态度和行为意向呈正相关。这些关联是由组间焦虑调节的，而衰老焦虑没有中介作用。讨论的重点是调查结果对旨在解决年龄歧视问题的战略的重要性。
The populations of many nations are aging rapidly. This trend is happening against a background of research indicating that ageism is the most commonly experienced form of prejudice. The present research used intergroup contact theory as a framework to explore young people's attitudes and behavioral intentions towards the elderly. Regression analyses confirmed that quality but not frequency of intergenerational contact was positively associated with young people's attitudes and behavioral intentions towards the elderly. These associations were mediated by intergroup anxiety, whereas aging anxiety did not have a mediational role. Discussion focuses on the importance of the findings for strategies aimed at tackling ageism.