Assessment of the elderlies who live in city center of Manisa/Turkey attitudes towards young people
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The attitudes of young generation towards being elderly and ageing and the attitudes of the elderly towards ageing and being elderly have been investigated in many scientific studies. There are limited number of studies that evaluate the attitudes of the elderly towards young individuals. The purpose of this study was to assess the elderlies who live in Central Manisa, Turkey attitudes towards young people. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 379 elderlies live in city center of Manisa, Turkey (n=379). The data were collected by a demographic questionnaire and Attitude Scale towards Young People. Independent sample t test, Oneway-ANOVA, Pearson' correlation analysis were used in statistical analysis. The mean age of elderlies were 72.7 +/- 6.9 (65-95) years, 52.5% were male. The elderlies' mean scores of Attitude Scale towards Young People were found 166.9 +/- 19.7 (111.0-236.0). There was a statistically significant difference between total Attitude Scale towards Young People score, gender, marital status, having children and grandchildren. The results of this study show that the elderlies have a negative attitude towards young people. However, the elderlies having more children and grandchildren than another and divorced or widowed, and female have more positive attitudes towards young people.