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Ageism Survey : A Report on Instrument Development (연령주의(Ageism) 척도의 개발 및 타당성 연구)

  • Kim, Ju-Hyun
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.53-75
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    • 2012
  • This study aims to identify and evaluate the contents of ageism and to develop instrument of ageism. Ageism instrument development remains a necessary in aging research, for the explication of actual condition of ageing. The current study describes multidimensional view of ageism toward aging and the elderly. After pre-test and review of professionals, 31 items was constructed. Data were obtained from KGSS Survey of 1535 participants. The sample was randomly divided into two group to test reliability and validity of the scale. Finally, the 23-items with seven factors were suggested, based on the internal reliability and exploratory factor analysis with the first group. Another group were conducted confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that the final 23-item scale with seven factors had a good model fit. Development and refinement of ageism scale are necessary elements for proceeding beyond theoretical and empirical discussions in ageism. It also provides a implications for current views of ageism and strategies for reducing ageism.

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The Effects of Perceived Ageism and Appearance Satisfaction on Appearance Related Quality of Life among Korean Older Women (노년여성의 연령차별 인식과 외모만족도가 외모관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향)

  • Yu, Haekyung;Lee, Minsun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.112-124
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    • 2019
  • This study investigated the effects of perceived ageism on appearance related quality of life through appearance satisfaction among older Korean women. Testing the proposed model showed associations among variables and the mediating effects of appearance satisfaction in the relationship between perceived ageism and appearance related psychological and social quality of life. Structural equation modeling analyses upheld the proposed model for 221 women aged 60 and over. The results revealed that older women's perception of ageism negatively influenced appearance satisfaction that subsequently affected perceived levels of both psychological and social quality of life in a negative direction. The direct effects of perceived ageism on both psychological and social quality of life were not found; however, the indirect effects of perceived ageism on these two variables through appearance satisfaction were found significant and negative. This indicated a fully mediating effect of appearance satisfaction in the relationships. The results of this study highlight that perceptions of ageism and its association with body image should be considered to understand the overall quality of life among older women.

A Study on Older Adults' Meaning of 'Ageism' (노인차별에 대한 노인의 의미화 방식에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ji young
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.1205-1232
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    • 2009
  • This study investigates what older adults give meaning of ageism with relation to their self-identity. The main findings are as follows. The participants' response to daily life ageism is divided in four types: 'denial', 'evasion', 'acceptance', 'problematic proposal', and 'isolation'. In conclusion, this study contributes to understanding ageism in-depth. The findings of this study discover tension and suppression within society regarding ageism from the perspectives of the older participants, and reveal the latent dimension which is not caught with the language.

Effects of Ageism Experience of the Elderly on Depression Mediated by Loneliness (노인차별경험과 우울과의 관계에서 고독의 매개효과)

  • Jeon, Sangnam;Shin, Hakgene
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.925-938
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we investigated the effects of ageism experience of the elderly on depression, where the loneliness was mediated between ageism experience and depression. To investigate the cause and effect of factors, we purposively collected 309 samples from 16 Gyungrodangs evenly located in Jeonju and 291 samples, survived the data screening such as missing values, outliers, normality and covariance conditions, were analyzed by frequency, factor analysis, reliability, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model analysis. As the results, first, we confirmed ageism experience positively affected depression of the elderly. Second, ageism experience of the elderly also positively affected loneliness. Third, loneliness positively influenced depression. Fourth, ageism experience had effects directly as well as indirectly on depression medicated by loneliness. Based on the results, in the aged society, combating law, policy, and propaganda against ageism would be helpful to the elderly and individually customized program for ageism victim's mental health would be recommended.

The Effects of Perceived Health and Ageism Experience on Successful Aging (주관적 건강 및 노인차별경험이 성공적 노화에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeon, Sangnam;Shin, Hakgene
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.1383-1396
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    • 2009
  • In this study, we investigated the effects of perceived health and ageism experience of the elderly on successful aging, which were respectively presumed as predictors of biomedical model and psychosocial model of the successful aging. As important research results, firstly, negligence among ageism experience constructs appeared higher than other discriminatory experiences. Secondly, male showed significantly higher discriminatory experience than female in the area of 3 constructs such as property, negligence and employment ageism. Also there were some different discriminative experiences in the area of perceived health and ageism in terms of age, wealth and education. Finally, the results of hierarchical multiple regression hired to find out factors influencing successful aging showed that the factors such as sex, wealth, perceived health and property discrimination of ageism affected successful ageing. Based on the analytic results, we verified that perceived health, i.e., predictor of biomedical model had higher effect on successful aging than ageism experience, i.e., predictor of psychosocial model of successful aging. Thus, it was suggested that health promotion policy should be considered with priority and also combating ageism as well for successful aging.

Experiences of Ageism and "Self-Ageism" (노인차별 경험과 자기연령주의(self-ageism))

  • Kim, Juhyun;Oh, Hyein;Ju, Kyonghee
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.659-689
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    • 2020
  • This study focuses on the process of internalizing the perception of negative discrimination among elderly people who have experienced age discrimination. The grounded theory method was used to identify the age discrimination experienced by the elderly in their daily lives and to explore the consequences of such discrimination through self-ageism. According to the analysis results, the elderly respond not only to explicit discrimination but also to implicit discrimination. In this process, the stronger the pain of old age (poverty, disease, ignorance, and solitude) and the stronger the memory of failing to respond to discrimination, the higher the level of self-ageism. "Self-ageism" has internalized the negative image of the elderly, who have been discriminated against by age, resulting in disadvantages in terms of quality of life through various reject/separate/suspension actions in reality. In the presence of supportive resources such as health, institutional support, and caregivers, the elderly have room to overcome self-ageism through more active ways. However elderly people who cannot motivate themselves and they lack these resources, elderly are trapped in negative reflux caused by self-ageism and sustained a depressed and shrinking life. In this state, it is not easy to motivate themselves and make physical, cognitive, emotional and social responses. Therefore, in this analysis, we specifically noted two aspects, contextual conditions and interventional conditions, and proposed programs for synchronizing senior citizens and improving resiliency from a microscopic point of view, and argued for the need to develop systems such as supplementing welfare and health service systems related to the entire life cycle, expanding accessibility and 'age-integration' through 'Community Care', awareness improvement and anti-discrimination laws.

How the Ageism Influenced on Elder Abuse and the Mediating Effects of Counselling from Public Organizations :Focusing on Care Helpers Working at Elderly Long-term Care Institutions (노인차별이 노인학대에 미치는 영향과 공적기관상담의 매개효과 :노인장기요양기관 요양보호사를 대상으로)

  • Jin, Chul-Sook
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.15 no.10
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    • pp.193-204
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    • 2015
  • This study investigated how the ageism of geriatric care helpers influenced on elder abuse during their long-term care service for elderly, and analyzed the mediating effects of counselling from public organizations on the causal relationship between ageism and elder abuse. The data used in this study was collected from 627 of care helpers working at elderly long-term care institutions in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, using structured survey(or questionnaire), and analyzed by Baron and Kenny(1986)'s multiple regression method. Ageism has a meaningful influence on elder abuse and counselling from public organizations has meaningful mediating effect on the relationship between ageism and elder abuse. These results show that elder abuse according to ageism can be improved by counselling from public organizations and It presents some practical implications for ageism and counselling from public organizations.

Effects of Family Support, Ageism Experience, Loneliness and Powerlessness on Death Anxiety in Elders (노인의 사회적 요인(노인차별경험, 가족지지) 및 심리 정서적 요인(고독, 무력감)과 죽음불안 관계)

  • Kim, Kui Bun;Choi, Youn Joo
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.584-591
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the factors contributing to death anxiety among elders through family support, ageism experience, loneliness and helplessness. Methods: The participants were 155 elders who lived in S city. The data were collected through a self-reported questionnaire in elders over age 65. In addition, their levels of death anxiety, family support, ageism experience, loneliness, helplessness and death anxiety were measured using a likert scale Data analysis using a t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis with the SPSS 20 program. Results: Significant differences were found in the levels of perceived death anxiety between the variables affecting death anxiety in elders. Pearson's Correlation were found family support (p<.001), ageism experience (p<.001), loneliness (p<.001) and helplessness (p<.001) with death anxiety. Conclusion: It is concluded that such variables should be considered for decreasing death anxiety by family support, ageism experience, loneliness and helplessness in elders.

Relation of Cause and Effect between the Elderly's Image and Ageism Experience (노인의 이미지와 노인차별경험 간의 인과관계에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Hak-Gene;Jeon, Sang-Nam
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1169-1179
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of the elderly's image or appearance to ageism. In this study, image included factors such as image management, external image and self and other's acceptance. To investigate the cause and effect of image to ageism, we purposely collected 315 samples from 4 senior welfare centers in Jeonju and exploited SEM (Structural equation modeling) for 297 cases excluding some cases with missing values. According to the results, first, we found that oneself and others' acceptance of the elderly's external image decreases the experience of ageism. Second, the behavior for image management resulted in oneself and others' acceptance of the image. Third, the behavior for image management positively influenced the external image. Fourth, the elderly's external image caused positive effects on oneself and others' acceptance of the image. Fifth, behavior for image management showed decreasing effects of the ageism experience.

The Effect of Resource Scarcity on Ageism in the Younger Generation: The Moderating Effect of Socioeconomic Status (자원 부족이 청년세대의 노인차별주의에 미치는 영향: 사회경제적 지위의 조절효과를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Inyeong;Park, Hyekyung
    • Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.139-165
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    • 2021
  • In this study, we focused on the socio-structural factors that cause ageism, investigating whether the influence of the resource scarcity on ageism in the younger generation depends on socioeconomic status. To test this hypothesis, we conducted an online study of 219 adults in their 20s and 30s. Specifically, participants were randomly assigned to either the resource scarcity priming condition or the control condition, and completed a writing task. After this, participants responded to ageism and socioeconomic status items. As a result, the effect of resource scarcity on ageism was not significant. However, we found that socioeconomic status moderated the impact of resource scarcity on ageism. In other words, resource scarcity priming has been shown to significantly reduce ageism for individuals who have relatively lower socioeconomic status. This finding is in line with previous studies in which people of low socioeconomic status were found to be more sympathetic to socially disadvantaged individuals suffering deleterious situations such as resource scarcity. This work is significant in that we have looked at both the situational and personal factors influencing ageism, and in that we have attempted to examine the causal influence of resource scarcity on ageism through an experimental approach. However, since the alternative explanation of the findings has not been completely excluded, replication through further studies will be necessary.