Avaliação da atitude de crianças que convivem com idosos em relação à velhice

Abstract

With the aging of the population, it is important to identify how other age groups perceive the elderly. The objective of this quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study was to evaluate the attitude of children living with seniors toward aging. Interviews were conducted with 54 children, aged between seven and ten years old, living with elderly people. After sociodemographic data were collected, the Todaro Scale for the Assessment of Attitudes of Children Toward the Elderly was applied. It assesses the domains of persona, cognition, social interaction, and agency. Most children were nine years old, male and had lived with an elderly individual for at least five years. The results showed positive attitudes. The persona domain was associated with 'time living with a senior.' This study's results support health professionals in planning educational interventions, designed to maintain and improve the attitudes of children toward the elderly.

Semantic and cultural equivalence of the Intergenerational Exchanges Attitude Scale (IEAS)

“…A more recent study in São Carlos in the state of São Paulo with 54 children aged seven to ten years, found that they considered older adults "nice" and felt they were friendly and generous. 25 A study in Italy of 32 older adults and 114 children identified that, after an intervention with intergenerational activities, the attitudes of children toward older adults were more positive, especially regarding functionality, considering them to be more active and stronger and in terms of social representations, seeing them as wiser, more friendly and respectful. 26 Other EATI items also tend to express more positive attitudes, such as: 2) Older adults are responsive to the needs of small children and 6) Older adults protect children.…”

O Lugar Da Velhice Na Formação De Professores Da Eja: Análise De Conhecimentos Em Gerontologia

“…As questões podem ser vistas no quadro 1. É importante destacar que a opção em avaliar o nível de conhecimento sobre Gerontologia que os professores possuem, está relacionado com achados de diversas pesquisas sobre crenças e atitudes em relação à velhice (Cachioni, 2002;Cavalcanti, 2018;Green, 1981;Luchesi, 2011;Ostrom, 1969). Crê-se que existe uma relação entre o quanto um indivíduo tem de conhecimento sobre a velhice e suas atitudes.…”