Positive Education Through Social Media to Reduce Negative Stereotypes Towards Old Age: a Quasi-experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 109
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Reduce negative stereotypes towards older people by viewing positive messages on social networks and subsequent analysis using the CENVE questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
Introduction and Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of positive psychoeducation regarding aging, disseminated through social media channels, in mitigating negative stereotypes. Additionally, we aim to explore any potential associations between various sociodemographic variables and the prevalence of negative stereotypes towards the elderly.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study involved an experimental group comprising subjects who underwent a 7-day intervention. The study aimed to evaluate any alterations in negative stereotypes towards aging both before and after the intervention. The intervention consisted of daily publication of positive messages about aging on a social media account. Two questionnaires were used: one collecting sociodemographic variables and the Questionnaire for Evaluating Negative Stereotypes towards Aging. Snowball sampling through social media was employed, with 109 subjects completing the study.
详细描述
This was a quasi-experimental prospective study that used snowball sampling to recruit participants. The study was publicized through Instagram accounts of two authors with a combined following of over 100,000. Of the initial 250 participants, 109 completed the study. Inclusion criteria included:
- Being over 18 years old.
- Participating in both the PRE and POST questionnaires of the Negative Stereotypes towards Old Age Questionnaire (CENVE).
- Following the Instagram posts related to the intervention for 3 days or more.
Instruments:
The evaluation instruments for this study included two online Google Forms questionnaires (See in Supplementary Material) designed for pre- and post-assessment. The pre-assessment questionnaire consisted of two sections: 16 items on sociodemographic data and 15 items from the Negative Stereotypes towards Old Age Questionnaire (CENVE) (Blanca et al., 2005). This instrument assesses individuals' stereotypes towards the older population using a Likert-type response scale ranging from 1 to 4 (1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Somewhat Disagree, 3 = Somewhat Agree, 4 = Strongly Agree). It provides a total score and three dimensions: Health Dimension, Social Motivation Dimension, and Character/Personality Dimension. The maximum score on this questionnaire is 60 points (indicating a high presence of negative stereotypes towards old age), and the minimum score is 15 points (indicating a low presence of such stereotypes).
Procedure:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Being over 18 years old.
- •Participating in both the PRE and POST questionnaires of the Negative Stereotypes towards Old Age Questionnaire (CENVE).
- •Following the Instagram posts related to the intervention for 3 days or more.
排除标准
- •Being under 18 years old.
- •Participating in only one questionnaire
- •Following the Instagram posts related to the intervention for less than 3 days.
结局指标
主要结局
Reduce negative stereotypes towards older people by viewing positive messages on social networks and subsequent analysis using the CENVE questionnaire
时间窗: 7 days
We use for this study two Google Forms questionnaires designed for pre- and post-assessment. There are two sections: sociodemographic data Negative Stereotypes towards Old Age Questionnaire (CENVE). The post-intervention evaluation included a new questionon the frequency with which the participant had followed the intervention. The intervention consisted of daily positive messages about aging posted on an Instagram account. The primary objective of this study was to analyze whether positive education about aging disseminated through social media could reduce negative stereotypes towards older adults. We collected data on the participants' engagement with the intervention and measure if the participants had lower scores on CENVE than before the intervention.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Elena de la Fuente
Doctor
Universidad de Zaragoza