| Abstract | Uvod: Starenje je prirodan i nepovratan proces i sa sobom nosi određene poteškoće poput zdravstvenih problema, slabljenja mentalnih i tjelesnih funkcija te egzistencijalne probleme i socijalnu isključenost. Stereotipne predodžbe o starosti odraz su poopćavanja pretežno negativnih obilježja te dobi na cijelu skupinu starih, a odnose se na: fizičku, intelektualnu i spolnu nemoć, slabo pamćenje, rigidnost u mišljenjima, ovisnost o drugima i dr.
Cilj rada: Utvrditi najčešće stereotipe i predrasude o osobama treće životne dobi te ispitati količinu znanja o trećoj životnoj dobi s kojim ispitanici raspolažu.
Metode istraživanja: Istraživanje će biti provedeno anketnim upitnikom ˝Test-skala o značenju vašeg stava o starijoj osobi (semantički diferencijal)˝ među studenima Preddiplomskog stručnog studija Sestrinstvo Sveučilišta u Dubrovniku, te studentima Pomorskog odjela Sveučilišta u Dubrovniku. Za statističku analizu dobivenih podataka korišten je programski sustav SPSS for Windows (inačica 23.0, SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois, SAD) i Microsoft Excel (inačica Office 2010,Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, SAD).
Rezultati: U našim rezultatima određene predrasude su se pokazale točnima, a to je da više od polovice ispitanika osobe starije životne dobi smatra bolesnima (74%), s tim da je pronađena statistički značajna razlika između dvije grupe studenata (p<0,001), gdje 84% studenata pomorskog fakulteta starije osobe smatra bolesnima. Statistički značajna razlika (p<0,001) je pronađena još kod pitanja vezanih za: marljivost i lijenost, korisnost i beskorisnost, pokretljivost starijih osoba, kaoi kod pitanja vezanog za socijalni status. |
| Abstract (english) | Introduction: Aging is a natural and irreversible process and brings with it certain difficulties such as health problems, weakening of mental and physical functions, and existential problems and social exclusion. Stereotypical notions of age are a reflection of the generalization of mostly negative characteristics of that age to the whole group of the elderly, and relate to: physical, intellectual and sexual impotence, poor memory, rigidity in opinions, dependence on others and others.
Objective: To identify the most common stereotypes and prejudices about the elderly and to examine the amount of knowledge about the third age that respondents have.
Research methods: The research will be conducted with a questionnaire "Test scale on the meaning of your attitude about the elderly (semantic differential)" among students of the Undergraduate Professional Study of Nursing at the University of Dubrovnik, and students of the Maritime Department of the University of Dubrovnik. For statistical analysis of the obtained data, the software system SPSS for Windows (version 23.0, SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois, USA) and Microsoft Excel (version Office 2010, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA) were used.
Results: In our results, certain prejudices proved to be correct, namely that more than half of the respondents considered the elderly to be ill (74%), with a statistically significant difference found between the two groups of students (p <0.001), where 84% of maritime college students consider the elderly to be ill. A statistically significant difference (p <0.001) was also found in questions related to: diligence and laziness, usefulness and uselessness, mobility of the elderly, as well as in questions related to social status. |
