College of Arts and Letters, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Department of Psychology, St Francis College, Brooklyn, New York.
Gerontologist. 2021 Sep 13;61(7):1164-1168. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa167.
With an increasing older population, ageism continues to be a significant social issue. Interventions to reduce ageism and improve intergenerational contact are needed.
Building on the Positive Education about Aging and Contact Experiences (PEACE) model, undergraduates in an online experiment were randomly assigned to watch videos that provided education about aging, ageism, and positive intergenerational contact (experimental condition) or education about wallpaper (control condition).
In Part 1, 845 undergraduates in the experimental condition (vs. control condition) reported lower levels of ageism, less negative age stereotypes, more positive age stereotypes, and more aging knowledge in an immediate post-test. In Part 2 (1-6 weeks later), undergraduates in the experimental condition (vs. control condition) reported more positive age stereotypes in a delayed post-test.
These findings highlight the promise of providing information about aging and positive intergenerational contact to reduce ageism. Brief online educational videos based on the PEACE model hold promise as an effective tool to reach a wide audience and reduce ageism.
随着人口老龄化的加剧，年龄歧视仍然是一个重大的社会问题。需要采取干预措施来减少年龄歧视和改善代际接触。
本研究基于积极老龄化和接触体验教育（PEACE）模型，将在线实验中的本科生随机分配观看提供关于老龄化、年龄歧视和积极代际接触教育的视频（实验组）或壁纸教育视频（对照组）。
在第 1 部分中，实验组（与对照组相比）的 845 名本科生在即时后测中报告的年龄歧视程度较低，负面年龄刻板印象较少，积极年龄刻板印象更多，对老龄化的了解更多。在第 2 部分（1-6 周后），实验组（与对照组相比）在延迟后测中报告的积极年龄刻板印象更多。
这些发现表明，提供关于老龄化和积极代际接触的信息以减少年龄歧视具有很大的潜力。基于 PEACE 模型的简短在线教育视频有望成为一种有效的工具，可以覆盖更广泛的受众并减少年龄歧视。
