Attitudes of mexican universities students towards older adult

Abstract

Aging is an accurate fact since it is a development process that integrates the physiological, cognitive and psychosocial. And, the legacy of the twentieth century has been living a longer life (ILC-Brazil, 2015) in 2050 30% of the population will be older adults. Assuming that demographic growth in Mexico is evident and unstoppable, there is a need to address the effects that this entails; Considering that the discrimination in the treatment and the perception towards the elderly is the most serious consequence, then what are the attitudes towards the older adult in Mexican university students? What predisposition do they have towards this population? The literature indicates that they are perceived as a growing burden in society, and that it is young people who present a greater negative attitude. In this study, with a sample of 300 university students, using the KAOP test (Kogan, 1961), higher positive scores were found in women and, overall, a total score of 118.78 points, with almost no identification with positive characteristics. Also, the higher the semester, the better appreciation of the advice of the elderly. Therefore, it is imperative to deepen the attitudes towards this sector from the perspective of university students, since they are the highest percentage of population in Baja California. Therefore, it is imperative to deepen about the attitudes towards this sector from the perspective of the university students since these are the highest population percentage in Baja California.

Keywords

• adultos mayores
• universitarios
• actitudes