Contact with grandparents and young people's explicit and implicit attitudes toward older adults.
Ageism
Explicit and implicit attitudes
Grandparent–grandchild relationship
Intergenerational contact
Young people
Journal
BMC psychology
ISSN: 2050-7283
Titre abrégé: BMC Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101627676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Sep 2023
26 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
01
02
2023
accepted:
21
09
2023
medline:
28
9
2023
pubmed:
27
9
2023
entrez:
26
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Given the dramatic rise in population aging and widespread negative attitudes toward older people, it is necessary to understand the factors that affect age-related attitudes among young people in order to improve intergenerational solidarity and reduce ageism. The current study examined young people's contact with their grandparents and attitudes toward older people on both explicit and implicit levels. The sample included 146 Chinese college students (M The findings indicated that both quantity and quality of contact with grandparents predicted better explicit attitudes toward older people, and contact effects were stronger when one's grandparents were perceived as being typical of older adults. Contact quantity (not quality) was associated with more favorable implicit attitudes only when one's grandparents were perceived as highly typical older adults. Contact effects on explicit attitudes were mediated by intergroup anxiety and inclusion of other in the self. Our findings on the positive effects of contact with grandparents underscore the importance of promoting intergenerational contact within the family as a starting point to reduce prejudice toward older adults in age-segregated modern societies. Current results also provide insights on how to extend the benefits of grandparent-grandchild contact outside the family by promoting the perceived typicality of one's grandparents.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Given the dramatic rise in population aging and widespread negative attitudes toward older people, it is necessary to understand the factors that affect age-related attitudes among young people in order to improve intergenerational solidarity and reduce ageism. The current study examined young people's contact with their grandparents and attitudes toward older people on both explicit and implicit levels.
METHOD
METHODS
The sample included 146 Chinese college students (M
RESULTS
RESULTS
The findings indicated that both quantity and quality of contact with grandparents predicted better explicit attitudes toward older people, and contact effects were stronger when one's grandparents were perceived as being typical of older adults. Contact quantity (not quality) was associated with more favorable implicit attitudes only when one's grandparents were perceived as highly typical older adults. Contact effects on explicit attitudes were mediated by intergroup anxiety and inclusion of other in the self.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings on the positive effects of contact with grandparents underscore the importance of promoting intergenerational contact within the family as a starting point to reduce prejudice toward older adults in age-segregated modern societies. Current results also provide insights on how to extend the benefits of grandparent-grandchild contact outside the family by promoting the perceived typicality of one's grandparents.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37752575
doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01344-7
pii: 10.1186/s40359-023-01344-7
pmc: PMC10521500
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
289Subventions
Organisme : Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China
ID : 22XNA033
Informations de copyright
© 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
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