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Page | 1 ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS TOWARDS AGEISM The definition of "older adult" and "older worker" as people aged 50 and older. While answering the questions, always choose only ONE answer. A. Gender:  Male  Female B. Age category: 1. Under 20 2. 20-29 3. 30-40 4. 40 + C. What is your major? 1. Business 2. Non-Business (i.e psychology, law, science, etc) D. Are you: 1. International student 2. Domestic student E. Are you: 1. Postgraduate student 2. Undergraduate student F. What year level are you this year: 1. First year 2, Second year 3. Third year 4. Fourth year G. Using a scale from 1 to 7, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements: (1 being strongly disagree and 7 strongly agree) Strongly disagree Neither agree or disagree Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Multi-age perspective 1 I would like to know more about the value and traditions of the older worker group 2 When interacting with an older worker, it is very important to take into account his/her values, experience and communication styles 3 To create a positive workplace, everyone must learn the unique work value of different generational groups 4 Learning about the ways that different generational groups do things will help us develop a more harmonious workplace 5 We must appreciate the unique characteristics of different generation groups to have a cooperative workplace 6 If we want to create a harmonious workplace, we must recognise that each generation group has the right to maintain its own unique value and ways of doing things Contact quality Awkard Natural 7 Describe most of your interactions with older adults Unpleasant Pleasant 8 Describe most of your interactions with older adults Bad Good 9 Describe most of your interactions with older adults Negative Positive 10 Describe most of your interactions with older adultsPage | 2 Aging anxiety 11 I do not want to get old because it means I am closer to dying 12 I am concerned that my mental abilities will suffer when I become an old adult 13 I am worried that I will lose my independence when I become an older adult 14 I am relaxed about getting older Unfavorable attitude 15 Older workers are hard to train 16 Older workers lack creativity 17 Older workers are too cautious 18 Older workers do not want training 19 Older workers cannot adapt to new technology Favorable attitude 20 Older workers are concerned with quality of work 21 Older workers are very committed employees 22 Older workers are dependable on the job 23 Older workers are willing to cooperate with others on the job 24 Older workers are self-motivated Willingness to work with older workers 25 I believe I have the ability to work well with older workers in the workplace 26 With the increasing number of older customers and workers in the market, I am still willing to work in the business market 27 I will cooperate with older workers on my job 28 I am willing to work with older workers in the workplace 29 I am willing to help older workers at my job Could you share negative experiences with older adults in the workplace and how you handled them? Could you share positive experiences with older adults in the workplace and what you learnt from them? Thank you very much for your time