College-age students' attitudes towards the older adult: Grandparent fit with older adult stereotypes and the closeness of the grandparent/grandchild relationship.

dc.contributor.advisorScherman, Avraham,en_US
dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Paige Lisbeth.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:18:48Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:18:48Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine college students' closest living grandparent "fit" with favorable older adult stereotypes, these students' thoughts about their grandparent, and the closeness of the grandparent/grandchild relationship, as these variables related to attitudes towards the older adult. Data collected from college students was obtained by way of two questionnaires, the Age Group Evaluation and Description Inventory and the Relationship Closeness Inventory, and a thought listing protocol. A relationship was found between grandparent fit with favorable older adult stereotypes and positive attitudes towards older adults, closeness of the grandparent/grandchild relationship and positive attitudes towards older adults, and college students' favorable thoughts about grandparents and positive attitudes towards older adults. Results indicated that the grandparents' perceived influence on the grandchild's life rather than actual amount of time spent with grandparent was most predictive of positive attitudes towards the older adult.en_US
dc.format.extentvii, 115 leaves ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/521
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-10, Section: B, page: 4900.en_US
dc.noteMajor Professor: Avraham Scherman.en_US
dc.subjectGrandparent and child.en_US
dc.subjectPsychology, Clinical.en_US
dc.subjectCollege students Attitudes.en_US
dc.subjectGerontology.en_US
dc.subjectGrandparents Public opinion.en_US
dc.subjectPsychology, Social.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of Educational Psychologyen_US
dc.titleCollege-age students' attitudes towards the older adult: Grandparent fit with older adult stereotypes and the closeness of the grandparent/grandchild relationship.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Psychology
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3067113en_US

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