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Este estudo analisou as diferenças entre jovens e idosos ao nível das atitudes e
dos conhecimentos face ao envelhecimento e à sexualidade; a relação entre as atitudes
negativas face ao envelhecimento e as atitudes negativas face à sexualidade na terceira
idade; os preditores das atitudes negativas face ao envelhecimento; os preditores das
atitudes negativas face à sexualidade na terceira idade. Cento e cinquenta e três jovens
universitários e 42 idosos, utentes de lares da Santa Casa da Misericórdia, participaram
no estudo, respondendo a um conjunto de instrumentos de autorrelato: Questionário
sociodemográfico, Escala de Idadismo, e Escala de Conhecimentos e Atitudes Sexuais
no Envelhecimento. Os resultados indicam que os jovens apresentam um menor nível de
conhecimentos acerca da sexualidade na terceira idade do que os idosos, e os idosos
possuem atitudes menos permissivas acerca da sexualidade na terceira idade do que os
jovens. Em relação ao envelhecimento, verificou-se que os idosos apresentam mais
atitudes idadistas (negativas) do que os jovens. Verificou-se que quanto maior a atitude
negativa face ao envelhecimento, maiores são as atitudes negativas face à sexualidade
na terceira idade. Os preditores do idadismo foram a idade (quanto mais elevada, mais
atitudes idadistas) e o contacto diário com idosos. Os preditores das atitudes negativas
face à sexualidade na terceira idade foram a idade (quanto mais elevada, mais atitudes
negativas face à sexualidade na terceira idade) e as atitudes negativas face ao
envelhecimento. É importante intervir junto da população ao nível dos conhecimentos,
das atitudes negativas face ao envelhecimento e modificação das atitudes negativas face
à sexualidade na terceira idade.
This study analyzed the differences between young and old in terms of attitudes and knowledge in relation to aging and sexuality; the relationship between the negative attitudes towards aging and negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age; predictors of negative attitudes to aging; predictors of negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age. One hundred and fifty-three university students and 42 elderly users of homes of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, participated in the study by answering a set of self-report instruments: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Ageism Scale and Scale of Knowledge and Sexual Attitudes on Aging. The results indicate that young people have a lower level of knowledge about sexuality in old age than older people, and that older people have less permissive attitudes about sexuality in old age than young people. With regard to aging, it was found that the elderly have more ageist (negative) attitudes than the young. It was found that the higher the negative attitude towards aging, the greater the negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age. Predictors of ageism were age (the higher, more ageist attitudes) and the daily contact with seniors. Predictors of negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age were age (the higher, more negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age) and negative attitudes towards aging. It is important to intervene with the population not only at the level of knowledge, but also in what respects to negative attitudes to aging and change of negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age.
This study analyzed the differences between young and old in terms of attitudes and knowledge in relation to aging and sexuality; the relationship between the negative attitudes towards aging and negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age; predictors of negative attitudes to aging; predictors of negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age. One hundred and fifty-three university students and 42 elderly users of homes of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, participated in the study by answering a set of self-report instruments: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Ageism Scale and Scale of Knowledge and Sexual Attitudes on Aging. The results indicate that young people have a lower level of knowledge about sexuality in old age than older people, and that older people have less permissive attitudes about sexuality in old age than young people. With regard to aging, it was found that the elderly have more ageist (negative) attitudes than the young. It was found that the higher the negative attitude towards aging, the greater the negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age. Predictors of ageism were age (the higher, more ageist attitudes) and the daily contact with seniors. Predictors of negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age were age (the higher, more negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age) and negative attitudes towards aging. It is important to intervene with the population not only at the level of knowledge, but also in what respects to negative attitudes to aging and change of negative attitudes towards sexuality in old age.
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Envelhecimento Atitudes sexuais Conhecimentos sexuais Diferenças etárias Aging Sexual attitudes Sexual knowledge Age differences