Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey
Background: With an aging global population, understanding the perceptions and attitudes of younger generations toward the elderly becomes increasingly vital for promoting intergenerational rapport and encouraging social cohesion.Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the atti...
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Background: With an aging global population, understanding the perceptions and attitudes of younger generations toward the elderly becomes increasingly vital for promoting intergenerational rapport and encouraging social cohesion.Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the attitudes of children towards the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 384 children between the ages of 7-14 in selected schools of Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. The data was collected using a pre-validated rating scale. Results: The children's mean score on the attitude towards the elderly scale was 27.08±4.39, indicating that the 89.06% have a favorable attitude towards the elderly. Moreover, a significant association was found between the children's perspective towards the elderly and the demographic variables like age (P= 0.003), class (P <0.001), and type of family (P <0.001).Conclusion: Interventions and educational programs can be designed to cultivate positive attitudes about the elderly among children, which can eventually contribute to the creation of age-friendly communities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b79bd42679f04966a76e83761bdb4fad2025-01-15T16:32:37ZengSocial Medicine Publication GroupSocial Medicine1557-71122025-01-011801Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional SurveyJosmitha Maria Dsouza0Neetha Kamath1Department of Child Health Nursing, Father Muller College of Nursing, Mangalore, India. Department of Community Health Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences (NUINS), Nitte (Deemed to be University) Mangalore, India. Background: With an aging global population, understanding the perceptions and attitudes of younger generations toward the elderly becomes increasingly vital for promoting intergenerational rapport and encouraging social cohesion.Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the attitudes of children towards the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 384 children between the ages of 7-14 in selected schools of Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. The data was collected using a pre-validated rating scale. Results: The children's mean score on the attitude towards the elderly scale was 27.08±4.39, indicating that the 89.06% have a favorable attitude towards the elderly. Moreover, a significant association was found between the children's perspective towards the elderly and the demographic variables like age (P= 0.003), class (P <0.001), and type of family (P <0.001).Conclusion: Interventions and educational programs can be designed to cultivate positive attitudes about the elderly among children, which can eventually contribute to the creation of age-friendly communities. https://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/1727agedattitudechildren oral healthelderlyolder people |
| spellingShingle | Josmitha Maria Dsouza Neetha Kamath Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey Social Medicine aged attitude children oral health elderly older people |
| title | Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full | Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_fullStr | Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_short | Children's Perspectives towards the Elderly - A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_sort | children s perspectives towards the elderly a cross sectional survey |
| topic | aged attitude children oral health elderly older people |
| url | https://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/1727 |
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