Title |
Ageism in Belgium and Burundi: a comparative analysis
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Published in |
Clinical Interventions in Aging, August 2016
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DOI | 10.2147/cia.s105298 |
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Authors |
Manon Marquet, Pierre Missotten, Sarah Schroyen, Desiderate Nindaba, Stéphane Adam |
Abstract |
Recent cross-cultural comparisons between Asian and Western cultures have shown that ageism arises more from the lack of availability of social and economic resources for older adults than from the culture itself. We tested this assumption by conducting a survey among people living in a least developed country compared with those living in a developed country. Twenty-seven Belgians living in Belgium, 29 Burundians living in Belgium, and 32 Burundians living in Burundi were included in this study. Their attitudes toward older adults were assessed using several self-reported measures. Statistical analyses confirmed that older people are more negatively perceived by Burundians living in Burundi than by Burundians and Belgians living in Belgium, whose attitudes did not differ from each other. Consistent with our hypothesis, our results suggest that the level of development of a country and more particularly the lack of government spending on older people (pension and health care systems) may contribute to their younger counterparts perceiving them more negatively. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Belgium | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Portugal | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 46 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 11 | 23% |
Researcher | 4 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
Other | 6 | 13% |
Unknown | 14 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 8 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 15% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 13% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
Other | 5 | 11% |
Unknown | 16 | 34% |