Students’ Attitudes and Intention to Work with Older Adults in the Era of COVID-19
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Abstract. We surveyed 377 undergraduates, half in the spring (i.e., before COVID-19) and half in the fall (i.e., during COVID-19) term of 2020 on explicit attitudes toward and intention to work with older adults (OAs). We asked open-ended questions about their attitudes toward OAs resulting from COVID-19. We found significant differences with small effect sizes between the cohorts on explicit ageism. Thematic content analyses found that most students themselves did not perceive a change in their explicit attitudes toward OAs. Negative ageism predicted intention to work with OAs for the spring cohort, but this shifted to positive ageism for the fall cohort.
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Vol 13
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pp. 35
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2019 ◽
pp. 117-166
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2020 ◽
pp. 102831532096428
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2020 ◽
Vol 75
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pp. 1989-1995
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