Predictor variables of stereotypes towards older people in higher education students from Cape Verde, Spain and Portugal
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Demographic aging is one of the most significant phenomena today, with present and future repercussions in the different public and private sectors, especially in health, social support and education areas. Several studies have shown that the social image that young university students have of older people significantly influences the choice of professions related to aging. The objective of this study is to find out if there are significant differences in the perception that higher education students from a sample of the countries of Spain, Portugal and Cape Verde have about old people, studying different sociodemographic variables and the predictive level that these variables have in the formation of these stereotypes. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 408 students (341 women and 67 men), aged between 18 and 28 years old, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Social Education, Social Work, Psychology, Social Integration, Physiotherapy, Sport and Physical Activity, Teacher Training and Nursing. The instrument that was applied was the Questionnaire of Negative Stereotypestowards Old Age(CENVE), wherethefrequencies,correlationsand possible predictions between socio-demographic variables and the CENVE factors were studied. There are significant differences between the three countries, presenting very low and low scores in negative stereotypes towards older people, the variables “Academic course” and “Academic degree” being predictive variables. Given the importance of age discrimination, it seems essential to intervene pedagogically for a more real understanding of aging and older people.
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