The Use of a Paper and Pencil Analogue Task to Measure Ageism
Location
CSU 201
Start Date
5-4-2010 10:00 AM
End Date
5-4-2010 12:00 PM
Student's Major
Psychology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Jeffrey Buchanan
Mentor's Department
Psychology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Ageism is defined as any prejudice or discrimination against or in favor of an age group. As early as 1944, scales of ageism were developed to assess attitudes toward the elderly. Since then, multiple scales were developed, each attempting to create better methods to assess ageism. The present study will utilize an online survey from approximately 200 students from Minnesota State University, Mankato. The purpose of this study was to measure college students’ attitudes toward older adults using an established measure (i.e., the Aging Semantic Differential; ASD), and compare it with an analogue measure developed by the researcher. The analogue task depicted a specific real-life situation where an individual was directly in contact with an older individual. It is hypothesized that scores on the ASD and the analogue measure will be significantly positively correlated.
The Use of a Paper and Pencil Analogue Task to Measure Ageism
CSU 201
Ageism is defined as any prejudice or discrimination against or in favor of an age group. As early as 1944, scales of ageism were developed to assess attitudes toward the elderly. Since then, multiple scales were developed, each attempting to create better methods to assess ageism. The present study will utilize an online survey from approximately 200 students from Minnesota State University, Mankato. The purpose of this study was to measure college students’ attitudes toward older adults using an established measure (i.e., the Aging Semantic Differential; ASD), and compare it with an analogue measure developed by the researcher. The analogue task depicted a specific real-life situation where an individual was directly in contact with an older individual. It is hypothesized that scores on the ASD and the analogue measure will be significantly positively correlated.
Recommended Citation
Nieman, Cassie. "The Use of a Paper and Pencil Analogue Task to Measure Ageism." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 5, 2010.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2010/oral-session-02/6
