Puiu Silvia, Udriștioiu Mihaela Tinca, Zăvăleanu Mihaela
Department of Management, Marketing and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania.
Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania.
Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 12;13:1522078. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1522078. eCollection 2025.
The main objective of the study is to better understand how knowledge about the natural process of aging and its implications, as well as the relationships with old people, shapes the perceptions of generation Z toward the meaning of old age.
The research methodology we used is partial least squares structural equation modeling in which we developed a model with five variables: thoughts about aging, feelings about aging, healthy habits, knowledge about aging and relationship with old people.
The results revealed the direct and positive impact of both knowledge and relationships on the thoughts and beliefs of generation Z.
The findings are useful for managers in the public sector responsible for shaping more efficient health strategies meant to normalize aging and prepare young individuals for healthy aging.
本研究的主要目的是更好地理解关于衰老的自然过程及其影响的知识,以及与老年人的关系,如何塑造Z世代对老年意义的认知。
我们使用的研究方法是偏最小二乘结构方程模型,在该模型中,我们构建了一个包含五个变量的模型:对衰老的看法、对衰老的感受、健康习惯、对衰老的知识以及与老年人的关系。
结果显示,知识和关系对Z世代的思想和信念都有直接的积极影响。
这些发现对于公共部门中负责制定更有效的健康策略以实现衰老正常化并让年轻人为健康衰老做好准备的管理人员很有用。