Expectations Towards Aging Among Filipino University Students: Educating the Younger Generations to Combat Ageism

• Main Authors: Tolentino, Melanie, Kakihara, Marcelo Savassi
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: ageism; Philippines; Filipino university students; healthy aging; social inclusion; educational intervention
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/apssr/vol24/iss1/3; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/apssr/article/1522/viewcontent/RA_202_revised.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study determined the effect of an online educational webinar on young Filipino’s expectations toward aging. Students from social sciences-related programs and engineering/business programs of a state university in the Philippines were recruited to join an intervention group and a passive control group, respectively. Data was obtained in two time points for both groups through the Expectations Toward Aging Questionnaire (ERA-12). Results showed that the intervention group’s baseline scores improved significantly compared to the control group. Consistent with the previous studies, our data suggests that affordable and short online educational interventions may be effective in reducing ageism among young university students. The study highlights the importance of further research on ageism and strategies to promote age-friendly environments in the Philippines.