Reducing Negative Aging Stereotypes via Educational Intervention in Older People: A Randomized Controlled Study

Anti-ageism interventions traditionally target younger individuals. We analyzed the effect of an educational intervention that combined an infusion of aging content with videos to reduce negative stereotypes toward aging in a randomized controlled study of 56 community-dwelling older adults. The exp...

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Published inResearch on aging Vol. 45; no. 5-6; pp. 475 - 485
Main Authors Doncel-García, Borja, Lizaso, Izarne, Fraile-Bermúdez, Ana Belén, Mosquera-Lajas, Álvaro, Santamaría-Trincado, Beatriz, Sanz, Begoña, Irazusta, Jon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Age discrimination
Aged
Ageism
Aging
Educational programs
Humans
Intervention
Older people
Personality
Personality tests
Questionnaires
Research Design
Stereotypes
Stereotyping
Surveys and Questionnaires
Variance analysis
indirect interaction
information
ageism
aging stereotypes
community-dwelling adults
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Summary:Anti-ageism interventions traditionally target younger individuals. We analyzed the effect of an educational intervention that combined an infusion of aging content with videos to reduce negative stereotypes toward aging in a randomized controlled study of 56 community-dwelling older adults. The experimental group received a single one-hour information session and video viewing on ageism; the control group viewed 1 hour of videos unrelated to ageism. Repeated-measures ANOVA indicated that the experimental group reported a significantly reduced Negative Stereotypes Toward Aging Questionnaire (CENVE) total score along with an independent measure of the character–personality factor in this questionnaire 1 week and 1 month after the intervention compared to baseline. The control group showed no changes. This work reports for the first time that a one-hour information session about aging combined with video viewing on ageism can efficiently reduce negative stereotypes of aging in older people in the short and medium term.
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ISSN:0164-0275
1552-7573
DOI:10.1177/01640275221126100