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Emine Kaplan Serin1, Derya Tülüce2
1Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
|October 26, 2020
Summary
Nursing students exhibit mid-level ageism attitudes. Higher empathy correlates with less ageism but more restrictive attitudes toward older adults, highlighting a complex relationship.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Nursing Education
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Ageism remains a significant issue in healthcare settings.
- Understanding attitudes of future healthcare professionals is crucial.
- Empathic tendencies may influence perceptions of the elderly.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine nursing students' attitudes towards age discrimination.
- To assess the empathic tendencies of nursing students.
- To explore the relationship between empathy and ageism attitudes in nursing students.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive, cross-sectional study design was employed.
- The Basic Empathy Scale was used to measure empathy.
- The Ageism Attitude Scale assessed attitudes toward the elderly.
Main Results:
- Nursing students demonstrated mid-level attitudes regarding ageism.
- Increased empathy correlated with decreased positive and negative ageism.
- Higher empathy was linked to a greater tendency to restrict older adults' lives.
- Significant differences were found in empathy and attitudes based on living situations, class, gender, and age.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students' empathic tendencies significantly influence their attitudes toward the elderly.
- Interventions to enhance empathy may mitigate ageism in future nurses.
- Further research is needed to understand the nuances of empathy and ageism in nursing.
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