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Table 2. Differences between groups of independent variables and dependent variables.

Variables, n	Group	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5
1. Knowledge of gerontology, 88	Very poor	0.105^a	0.017 ^a	0.467^a	0.002 ^a	0.009 ^a
	Poor
	Neither
	Good
	Very good
2. Attitude toward working with older people, 88	Not interested at all	0.057^a	0.218^a	0.007 ^a	0.506^a	0.004 ^a
	Not interested
	Neither
	Interested
	Very interested
3. Practical experience in working with older people, 87	Yes	0.391^c	0.434^b	0.610^b	0.771^b	0.013 ^b
3. Practical experience in working with older people, 87	No	0.391^c	0.434^b	0.610^b	0.771^b	0.013 ^b

^aAsymp. Sig. Kruskal–Wallis H test

^bAsymp. Sig. (two-tailed) Mann–Whitney U test

^cSig. (two-tailed) independent samples t-test, S1 = Statements about ageism, S2 = Reasons for ageism, S3 = Skills to reduce ageism, S4 = Ageism among trainees, S5 = Educational work