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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
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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
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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