Atitudes das crianças em relação aos idosos - crianças entre 3 e os 10 anos Attitudes of children towards the elderly - children between of 3 and 10 years old] [Actitudes de los niños hacia los ancianos - niños entre edades 3 y 10 años]
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2021.62723Keywords:
Attitude, Child, Intergenerational Relations, AgingAbstract
Objetivo: identificar atitudes das crianças em relação aos idosos. Método: foi realizado um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, exploratório e correlacional. Resultados: a população de crianças entre os 3 e os 10 anos. A recolha de dados com alguns dados sociodemográficos da escala "Galvão" é aplicada na população portuguesa. Amostra com 109 crianças entre os 3 e os 10 anos, nacionalidade portuguesa e residentes em Portugal. Os resultados mostraram que em média as crianças (24%) apresentam atitude positiva em relação aos idosos. Este valor esteve próximo do ponto médio da escala (28%), que os coloca numa atitude moderada. Conclusão: as crianças apresentaram atitudes mais positivas para com os idosos, embora com alguma inconsistência em algumas dimensões. Pode tornar-se uma contribuição importante para a análise de estereótipos sobre o envelhecimento. É importante ser capaz de intervir nas atitudes das crianças em relação aos idosos, ajudando as crianças a compreender as mudanças normais de envelhecimento.
ABSTRACT
Objective: to identify children’s attitudes towards the elderly. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, correlational study was conducted. Results: the study population was children from 3 to 10 years old. Sociodemographic data were collected and a Galvão scale, validated for the population of Portugal, was applied. The convenience sample comprised 109 children from 3 to 10 years old, of Portuguese nationality and resident in Portugal. On average, the children were found to have a 24% positive attitude towards the elderly. This value was close to the midpoint of the scale (28%), rating their attitude as moderate. Conclusion: the children’s attitudes towards the elderly were predominantly positive, although with inconsistency in some dimensions. This study may become an important contribution to the analysis of stereotypes about aging. It is important to be able to influence children's attitudes towards the elderly and help them understand the normal changes of aging.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: identificar actitudes de niños hacia los ancianos. Método: se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio y correlacional. Resultados: la población estudiada fue de niños entre 3 y 10 años. La recolección con algunos datos sociodemográficos, aplicación de la escala "Galvão" se aplicó en la población portuguesa. La muestra era compuesta por 109 niños entre 3 y 10 años, de nacionalidad portuguesa y residentes en Portugal. Los resultados han demostrado que en promedio los niños (24%) presentan una actitud positiva respecto a los ancianos. Este valor estuvo cerca del punto medio de la escala (28%), lo que los pone en una actitud moderada. Conclusión: los niños presentaron actitudes más positivas hacia los ancianos, aunque con cierta inconsistencia en algunas dimensiones. Esta investigación puede convertirse en una importante contribución para analizar los estereotipos sobre el envejecimiento. Es importante ser capaz de intervenir en las actitudes de los niños, ayudándolos a comprender los cambios normales del envejecimiento.
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