Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ339817
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Contact with and Perceptions of the Elderly.
Knox, V. Jane; And Others
Gerontologist, v26 n3 p309-13 Jun 1986
The equivocal relationship between contact with and perceptions of the elderly obtained in previous research is attributed to limitations in the way contact has been assessed. Multiple regression analyses identified several aspects of quality of contact with the elderly that reliably predicted attitudes toward and perceptions of them. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Expectation, Human Relations, Interaction, Older Adults, Prediction, Social Attitudes, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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