Determination of The Attitudes of High School Students Towards Ageism

Fatümatü Zehra Ercan; Merve Ercan; Orhan Koçak

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Determination of The Attitudes of High School Students Towards Ageism

Authors:

Fatümatü Zehra Ercan | Merve Ercan | Orhan Koçak

Publisher:

Hacettepe University

Journal:

Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet Vol.34 Issue 2, pp.361-380

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288811

pISSN:

2147-3374

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Abstract:

 The purpose of this research looking the attitudes of high school students towards agesim. The Sample of this descriptive study consists of 291 students. Data collection tools are; Age discrimination Attitute scale and Student Demografik Information Form. The data analyzed with SPSS for Mac 21Statistical Package for Social Sciences program. In the analysis of data; mean, standart deviation, minimum, maximum values, percentiles, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Anova tests were performed. According to the findings high school students generally have a positive attitude towards ageism, and there are significant differences between the age discrimination attitute scale scores and the variables of students gender, place of birth, place of residence, educational status of parents, and place of residence of grandparents p0.05. It was determined that there were no significant differences in terms of family type, mothers occupation, fathers occupation, number of years lived with the elderly, and number of siblings p0.05. Adolescents attitudes and the factors that determine these attitudes are important in understanding the perception of ageing as a longitudinal phenomenon. It is thought that the attitudes of high school students studying in the city of Malatya, which has experienced urbanization with modern and traditional elements, towards ageism are an important representation.

 The purpose of this research looking the attitudes of high school students towards agesim. The Sample of this descriptive study consists of 291 students. Data collection tools are; Age discrimination Attitute scale and Student Demografik Information Form. The data analyzed with SPSS for Mac 21Statistical Package for Social Sciences program. In the analysis of data; mean, standart deviation, minimum, maximum values, percentiles, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Anova tests were performed. According to the findings high school students generally have a positive attitude towards ageism, and there are significant differences between the age discrimination attitute scale scores and the variables of students gender, place of birth, place of residence, educational status of parents, and place of residence of grandparents p0.05. It was determined that there were no significant differences in terms of family type, mothers occupation, fathers occupation, number of years lived with the elderly, and number of siblings p0.05. Adolescents attitudes and the factors that determine these attitudes are important in understanding the perception of ageing as a longitudinal phenomenon. It is thought that the attitudes of high school students studying in the city of Malatya, which has experienced urbanization with modern and traditional elements, towards ageism are an important representation.

 The purpose of this research looking the attitudes of high school students towards agesim. The Sample of this descriptive study consists of 291 students. Data collection tools are; Age discrimination Attitute scale and Student Demografik Information Form. The data analyzed with SPSS for Mac 21Statistical Package for Social Sciences program. In the analysis of data; mean, standart deviation, minimum, maximum values, percentiles, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Anova tests were performed. According to the findings high school students generally have a positive attitude towards ageism, and there are significant differences between the age discrimination attitute scale scores and the variables of students gender, place of birth, place of residence, educational status of parents, and place of residence of grandparents p0.05. It was determined that there were no significant differences in terms of family type, mothers occupation, fathers occupation, number of years lived with the elderly, and number of siblings p0.05. Adolescents attitudes and the factors that determine these attitudes are important in understanding the perception of ageing as a longitudinal phenomenon. It is thought that the attitudes of high school students studying in the city of Malatya, which has experienced urbanization with modern and traditional elements, towards ageism are an important representation.

 Bu araştırmanın amacı; lise öğrencilerinin yaşlı ayrımcılığına ilişkin tutumlarını anlamaktır. Betimleyici tipteki bu araştırmanın örneklemini 291lise öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Tutum Ölçeği YATÖ ve Öğrenci Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS for Mac 21Statistical Package for Social Sciences programı ile analiz edilmiştir. analizde; ortalama, standart sapma, minimum, maksimum değerler, yüzdelik sayılar, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Anova testi yapılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre; lise öğrencilerinin yaşlı ayrımcılığına yönelik genellikle olumlu tutum sergilediği ve yaşlı ayrımcılığı tutum ölçeği puanları ile öğrencilerin cinsiyet, doğum yeri, en fazla yaşanan yer, anne ve babanın eğitim durumları, büyükannebüyükbabanın yaşadığı yer değişkenleri arasında anlamlı farklılıkların olduğu tespit edilmiştir p0.05. Aile tipi, annenin mesleği, babanın mesleği, yaşlı ile yaşanan yıl sayısı, kardeş sayısına göre yaşlılara yönelik tutumlarda anlamlı farklılıkların olmadığı tespit edilmiştir p0.05. Boylamsal bir olgu olarak yaşlığa dönük algının anlaşılmasında ergenlerin tutumları ve bu tutumları belirleyen etmenler önemlidir. Kentleşmeyi modern ve geleneksel unsurlarla birlikte deneyimleyen Malatya kentinde eğitim gören lise öğrencilerinin yaşlı ayrımcılığına yönelik tutumlarının önemli bir temsil olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Article Details

Determination of The Attitudes of High School Students Towards Ageism

Authors:

Fatümatü Zehra Ercan | Merve Ercan | Orhan Koçak

Publisher:

Hacettepe University

Journal:

Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet Vol.34 Issue 2, pp.361-380

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288811

pISSN:

2147-3374

Age Discrimination

Pozitive Discrimination

Negative Discrimination

Limiting the Social Life of the Elderly,

High School StudentYaşlı Ayrımcılığı

Olumlu Ayrımcılık

Olumsuz Ayrımcılık

Lise Öğrencileri

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Fatümatü Zehra Ercan | Merve Ercan | Orhan Koçak

Publisher: Hacettepe University

Journal: Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet Vol.34 Issue 2, pp.361-380

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001288811

pISSN: 2147-3374

Issues

Authors:

Fatümatü Zehra Ercan | Merve Ercan | Orhan Koçak

Publisher:

Hacettepe University

Journal:

Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet Vol.34 Issue 2, pp.361-380

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288811

pISSN:

2147-3374