Grascophobia Among Student of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
Soheila Ebrahimi,
Reza Laripour,
Hamed Ghyasi,
Maryam Ramshini,
Ahmad Delbari
Affiliations
Soheila Ebrahimi
Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza Laripour
School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamed Ghyasi
Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam Ramshini
Department of Management and Health Information Technology, Faculty Of Economic and Accounting, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad Delbari
Department of Aging, Aging Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. & Department of Neurobiology, University of Karolinska, Sweden.
Objectives: This study considering grascophobia and its related factors in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science. Methods & Materials: This study is cross-sectional and we used available sampling. A Persian translation of Ageing Anxiety Scale (AAS) was administered to the university students. Results: The total Mean±SD is 70.08±9.69. The scale has 4 subscale and higher level is fear of lost: mean is 20.14; also between 17 factors 3 factors has statistical significance. Different academic year (F=2.21; Sig.=0.05), satisfying of major (F=2.34; Sig.=0.44) if their fathers age was 60 and more (T=2.18; Sig.=0.031). SD is 4.84 and lower level is fear of older people: Mean±SD is 14.19±5.08. Conclusion: According to the results we suggest to reduce grascophobia by educate students about aging.
