Table 3.
Differences in ageism according to general characteristics. (N = 162).
Characteristic | Ageism | ||||||||
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Total | Avoidance | Discrimination | Antilocution | ||||||
Mean ± SD | t/F(p) Scheffé |
Mean ± SD | t/F(p) Scheffé |
Mean ± SD | t/F(p) Scheffé |
Mean ± SD | t/F(p) Scheffé |
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Age (year) |
<29 a | 2.62 ± 0.38 | 0.23(0.794) | 2.73 ± 0.53 | 2.68 (0.072) | 2.45 ± 0.36 | 1.64 (0.197) | 2.63 ± 0.45 | 4.44 (0.013) |
30–39 b | 2.62 ± 0.40 | 2.53 ± 0.53 | 2.58 ± 0.42 | 2.75 ± 0.45 | a < c | ||||
≥40 c | 2.66 ± 0.30 | 2.55 ± 0.41 | 2.54 ± 0.42 | 2.88 ± 0.44 | |||||
Marriage | Yes | 2.64 ± 0.36 | 0.37 (0.716) | 2.55 ± 0.48 | 0.67 (0.119) | 2.56 ± 0.40 | 1.53 (0.128) | 2.81 ± 0.49 | 1.78 (0.077) |
No | 2.62 ± 0.37 | 2.67 ± 0.52 | 2.47 ± 0.39 | 2.68 ± 0.41 | |||||
Education | ADN 1 | 2.64 ± 0.39 | 0.30 (0.763) | 2.64 ± 0.55 | 0.51 (0.613) | 2.56 ± 0.39 | 0.75 (0.458) | 2.72 ± 0.46 | 0.48 (0.632) |
≥BSN 2 | 2.62 ± 0.35 | 2.60 ± 0.49 | 2.50 ± 0.40 | 2.75 ± 0.45 | |||||
Religion | Yes | 2.62 ± 0.32 | 0.36 (0.716) | 2.55 ± 0.50 | 1.25 (0.214) | 2.53 ± 0.37 | 0.28 (0.778) | 2.77 ± 0.48 | 0.53 (0.596) |
No | 2.64 ± 0.39 | 2.65 ± 0.50 | 2.51 ± 0.42 | 2.73 ± 0.44 | |||||
Perceived personality |
Introvert | 2.63 ± 0.36 | 0.04 (0.966) | 2.61 ± 0.49 | 0.03 (0.975) | 2.50 ± 0.41 | 0.96 (0.340) | 2.76 ± 0.46 | 0.76 (0.447) |
Extrovert | 2.63 ± 0.38 | 2.61 ± 0.55 | 2.57 ± 0.35 | 2.70 ± 0.44 | |||||
Position | Staff | 2.62 ± 0.37 | 0.32 (0.749) | 2.62 ± 0.52 | 0.27 (0.786) | 2.53 ± 0.40 | 0.97 (0.336) | 2.72 ± 0.46 | 1.84 (0.068) |
Manager | 2.65 ± 0.31 | 2.59 ± 0.42 | 2.45 ± 0.38 | 2.89 ± 0.42 | |||||
Clinical experience (year) |
<5.0 a | 2.56 ± 0.38 | 1.15 (0.331) | 2.65 ± 0.56 | 0.37 (0.775) | 2.41 ± 0.38 | 2.68 (0.049) | 2.60 ± 0.45 | 4.93 (0.003) |
5.0–9.9 b | 2.64 ± 0.37 | 2.59 ± 0.50 | 2.61 ± 0.35 | 2.73 ± 0.44 | a < d | ||||
10–14.9 c | 2.69 ± 0.35 | 2.66 ± 0.41 | 2.60 ± 0.41 | 2.81 ± 0.48 | |||||
≥15.0 d | 2.68 ± 0.32 | 2.56 ± 0.47 | 2.55 ± 0.43 | 2.92 ± 0.40 | |||||
Nursing experience of aged patients | Yes | 2.63 ± 0.36 | 0.26 (0.792) | 2.60 ± 0.51 | 0.89 (0.375) | 2.50 ± 0.39 | 1.68 (0.096) | 2.76 ± 0.45 | 1.75 (0.082) |
No | 2.66 ± 0.32 | 2.74 ± 0.39 | 2.71 ± 0.42 | 2.52 ± 0.41 | |||||
Cohabitation with the aged | Yes | 2.47 ± 0.34 | 1.76 (0.080) | 2.42 ± 0.37 | 1.50 (0.135) | 2.46 ± 0.40 | 0.58 (0.564) | 2.54 ± 0.40 | 1.82 (0.071) |
No | 2.64 ± 0.36 | 2.63 ± 0.51 | 2.52 ± 0.40 | 2.76 ± 0.45 | |||||
Cohabitation with the aged in the past |
Yes | 2.57 ± 0.38 | 2.42 (0.017) | 2.51 ± 0.49 | 2.76 (0.006) | 2.49 ± 0.38 | 1.08 (0.280) | 2.70 ± 0.48 | 1.38 (0.168) |
No | 2.70 ± 0.32 | 2.73 ± 0.49 | 2.55 ± 0.42 | 2.80 ± 0.41 | |||||
Completion of the GN 3 course at nursing school |
Yes | 2.64 ± 0.36 | 0.46 (0.649) | 2.63 ± 0.48 | 0.93 (0.356) | 2.54 ± 0.40 | 1.24 (0.215) | 2.72 ± 0.47 | 1.02 (0.311) |
No | 2.61 ± 0.35 | 2.55 ± 0.55 | 2.46 ± 0.38 | 2.80 ± 0.42 | |||||
Completion of GN 3 education |
Yes | 2.59 ± 0.36 | 1.37 (0.172) | 2.57 ± 0.49 | 0.96 (0.339) | 2.50 ± 0.43 | 0.52 (0.607) | 2.68 ± 0.46 | 1.64 (0.103) |
No | 2.66 ± 0.36 | 2.65 ± 0.51 | 2.53 ± 0.37 | 2.80 ± 0.44 |
1 Associate Degree in Nursing. 2 Bachelor of Science in Nursing. 3 Gerontological Nursing.