Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors
BackgroundAttitudes influence how individuals interact toward older people, which in turn impacts the way people care for them. This is a key factor to consider for future health professionals who will frequently work with older individuals. This issue has been approached by simply quantifying these...
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| author | Jesús González-Moreno Ana Isabel Agustí Javier Guillem-Saiz María Antonia Parra-Rizo María Antonia Parra-Rizo María Cantero-García |
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| description | BackgroundAttitudes influence how individuals interact toward older people, which in turn impacts the way people care for them. This is a key factor to consider for future health professionals who will frequently work with older individuals. This issue has been approached by simply quantifying these attitudes (negative, neutral, or positive). However, this work aims to not only quantify these attitudes but to study other associated variables and develop a predictive model of positive attitudes toward the older people in a sample of Spanish university students of health care careers.MethodsA total of 338 students were surveyed using a sociodemographic questionnaire and two validated scales: the Spanish versions of the Kogan Scale of Attitudes toward Older People (KAOP) and the Global Assessment of Character Strengths-24 (GACS-24). This study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional, ex post facto design, with data analyzed through correlation and regression techniques to identify predictors of positive attitudes toward older adults.ResultsThe results exhibited significantly positive attitudes toward older people. The analysis identified “love” (a character strength) and “interest in aging issues” as significant predictors of these attitudes.ConclusionsThis study concludes that positive attitudes toward older adults are significantly associated with the character strength of ‘love’ and ‘interest in aging issues,’ highlighting the importance of these variables in shaping attitudes among future health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95e2ff20090d446fa48a7884824435092025-02-07T09:11:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-02-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.14369301436930Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factorsJesús González-Moreno0Ana Isabel Agustí1Javier Guillem-Saiz2María Antonia Parra-Rizo3María Antonia Parra-Rizo4María Cantero-García5Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Valencia, SpainUniversidad Internacional de Valencia, Valencia, SpainUniversidad Internacional de Valencia, Valencia, SpainUniversidad Internacional de Valencia, Valencia, SpainMiguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, SpainUniversidad a Distancia de Madrid, Madrid, SpainBackgroundAttitudes influence how individuals interact toward older people, which in turn impacts the way people care for them. This is a key factor to consider for future health professionals who will frequently work with older individuals. This issue has been approached by simply quantifying these attitudes (negative, neutral, or positive). However, this work aims to not only quantify these attitudes but to study other associated variables and develop a predictive model of positive attitudes toward the older people in a sample of Spanish university students of health care careers.MethodsA total of 338 students were surveyed using a sociodemographic questionnaire and two validated scales: the Spanish versions of the Kogan Scale of Attitudes toward Older People (KAOP) and the Global Assessment of Character Strengths-24 (GACS-24). This study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional, ex post facto design, with data analyzed through correlation and regression techniques to identify predictors of positive attitudes toward older adults.ResultsThe results exhibited significantly positive attitudes toward older people. The analysis identified “love” (a character strength) and “interest in aging issues” as significant predictors of these attitudes.ConclusionsThis study concludes that positive attitudes toward older adults are significantly associated with the character strength of ‘love’ and ‘interest in aging issues,’ highlighting the importance of these variables in shaping attitudes among future health professionals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1436930/fullattitudesolder adultsagingcharacter strengthsheathcare |
| spellingShingle | Jesús González-Moreno Ana Isabel Agustí Javier Guillem-Saiz María Antonia Parra-Rizo María Antonia Parra-Rizo María Cantero-García Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors Frontiers in Psychiatry attitudes older adults aging character strengths heathcare |
| title | Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors |
| title_full | Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors |
| title_fullStr | Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors |
| title_short | Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors |
| title_sort | predictive model of positive attitudes in spanish health care students towards older people assessment and associated factors |
| topic | attitudes older adults aging character strengths heathcare |
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