The psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis, and cut‐off value for the Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) in a sampling of healthcare workers

Bilim, Irem Ozel; Kutlu, Yasemin

doi:10.1111/ppc.12521

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“…The FSA scale includes 29 items, and each is measured by a 4-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 4 = strongly agree). Good psychometric properties of the FSA with high internal consistency and strong validity have been reported when tested in college students [11,38], among healthcare workers employed at a university and state hospital [39], as well as in other countries, such as among Chinese medical students [40].…”

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Attitudes toward Aging among College Students: Results from an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project

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Cassidy

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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The detrimental effects of negative attitudes toward aging among younger adults extend to both older and young adults, highlighting the need for attention from academics, applied researchers, and practitioners. To improve college students’ attitudes toward aging, an intergenerational reminiscence intervention was conducted. College students, who were randomized to intervention or control groups and matched with older adults, made weekly phone calls to community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment for ten weeks. This study investigated whether college students improved their attitudes toward aging after participating in this project. A total of 64 college student participants completed the whole intervention and all data collection. The Fraboni Scale of Ageism was used to measure attitudes toward aging and administered at three time points (pre-, mid-, and post-test). Parametric and nonparametric tests were examined to understand changes over time, and post-hoc analyses were conducted to understand timepoints in which changes occurred. The results showed that both the intervention and control groups evidenced a decrease in the majority of the ageism scale, including statistical improvements in three specific negative items, which were “Seniors are stingy and hoard money”, “Seniors live in the past”, and “I prefer not to spend time with seniors”. Overall, the findings indicate that weekly engagement with older adults is promising in improving attitudes toward aging among college students. Implications for future research on intergenerational contacts to improve attitudes toward aging are discussed.

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Attitudes toward Aging among College Students: Results from an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project

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Cassidy

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Although various tools have been designed to measure ageism, some of which have been validated in Iran, there is still a need for a tool more tailored to the Iranian social context. Therefore, the ageism scale of Vefikuluçay Yilmaz and Terzioglu, developed in Turkey, maybe more culturally and socially relevant to Iran (8)(9)(10). This scale has 23 items, three subscales, and appropriate psychometric properties (11), used in different studies (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17).…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Ageism Scale

Khalvati,

Ghaderi Sanavi,

Marouzi

et al. 2023

J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci

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Background: Aging is often defined as a reduction in productivity, ability, and independence. A crucial step in combating ageism is to thoroughly categorize the scale of ageism through appropriate psychometric methods. Therefore, Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the ageism scale of Yilmaz and Terzioglu. Methods: This descriptive and psychometric study was conducted on 230 (13 - 63) individuals in the fall of 2021 in Tehran, Iran, who were selected by convenient method. Construct validity was performed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis after the face and content validity. The tool reliability was also examined by the internal consistency and reliability method. Results: Content validity indicators for the whole questionnaire were content validity ratio (CVR) = 0.72 and content validity index (CVI) = 0.64. The KMO test rate was 0.835, and Bartlett’s test was also significant (df = 253, P < 0.001). Four factors were extracted from the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, including "dignity of older adults in the family," "restriction of older adults," "social presence," and "characteristics of older adults," which explained 30.57% of the total variance of ageism. The tool’s reliability was obtained using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.72 and intra-cluster correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.94. In addition, the measurement model in confirmatory factor analysis had a moderate fit (root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.081, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.610, goodness of fit (GFI) = 0.850). Conclusions: The Persian version of the ageism scale of Yilmaz and Terzioglu had acceptable validity and reliability in the Iranian population, and it is a tool for measuring people’s attitudes toward the phenomenon of aging.

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Dismantling ageism among nursing students

Brown

Wang

2022

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

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The psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis, and cut‐off value for the Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) in a sampling of healthcare workers

Cited by 7 publications

References 82 publications

Attitudes toward Aging among College Students: Results from an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project

Attitudes toward Aging among College Students: Results from an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Ageism Scale

Dismantling ageism among nursing students

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