Suberry Assaf, Okun Sarit, Ayalon Liat
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Feb;44(2):243-254. doi: 10.1177/07334648241271930. Epub 2024 Sep 9.
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a short educational intervention to reduce ageism and enhance social activism among adolescents. The study involved a 90-min workshop for 318 Israeli adolescents (aged 11 to 15, 73.9% females). Familiarity with the concept "ageism" and attitudes toward older persons were assessed before and after the intervention. The findings indicate an improved familiarity with the concept "ageism," while adolescents drew upon concepts such as discrimination and racism to define ageism. Following the intervention, a diverse range of age-related stereotypes emerged, signaling a shift toward more positive perceptions, with notable growth in positive age stereotypes, especially among females. Finally, about two-thirds of created memes targeted ageism against older persons, 18.98% promoted an age-inclusive world, and 17.15% addressed ageism toward children and young persons. Implications for reducing ageism in adolescence and for measuring social change in ageism are discussed.
该研究的目的是评估一项短期教育干预措施在减少青少年年龄歧视和增强社会行动主义方面的有效性。该研究对318名以色列青少年（年龄在11至15岁之间，73.9%为女性）开展了一场90分钟的工作坊。在干预前后评估了对“年龄歧视”概念的熟悉程度以及对老年人的态度。研究结果表明，青少年对“年龄歧视”概念的熟悉程度有所提高，同时他们借鉴歧视和种族主义等概念来界定年龄歧视。干预后，出现了各种各样与年龄相关的刻板印象，这表明观念正朝着更积极的方向转变，积极的年龄刻板印象显著增加，尤其是在女性当中。最后，约三分之二创作的表情包针对的是对老年人的年龄歧视，18.98%宣传了一个年龄包容的世界，17.15%涉及对儿童和年轻人的年龄歧视。文中讨论了减少青少年年龄歧视以及衡量年龄歧视方面社会变化的意义。
