Strong Jessica V, Inman Morgan, Mac-Ikpulu Telimoye, Graham Kirsten
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada.
Department of Psychology, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Aug;44(8):1279-1288. doi: 10.1177/07334648241304937. Epub 2024 Dec 11.
The workforce is not prepared to meet the needs of the number of older adults (OAs) across the globe. The study examines the Theory of Planned Behavior via the Working with Older Adults Scale (WOAS) in a group of university-aged international students to better understand global perceptions of working with older adults. We also compared North American and International students' attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intention to work with older adults. Students were enrolled at a public university in Canada. Participants completed the WOAS, Ageism Attitude Scale, and answered an open-ended question, "How are older adults viewed in your culture?" Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Perceived Behavioral Control predicted Intention to work with older adults for the full sample, and subgroups. While there were many similarities, North Americans had lower intention to work with older adults and higher ageism than International students. Further research is necessary to understand these cultural nuances.
全球劳动力无法满足老年人的需求。该研究通过“与老年人共事量表”（WOAS）对一群大学生年龄的国际学生进行计划行为理论研究，以更好地了解全球对与老年人共事的看法。我们还比较了北美和国际学生对与老年人共事的态度、感知行为控制和意愿。学生们就读于加拿大的一所公立大学。参与者完成了WOAS、年龄歧视态度量表，并回答了一个开放式问题：“在你们的文化中，老年人是如何被看待的？”态度、主观规范和感知行为控制预测了整个样本和子群体与老年人共事的意愿。虽然有许多相似之处，但北美学生与老年人共事的意愿低于国际学生，且年龄歧视程度更高。有必要进行进一步研究以了解这些文化细微差别。
