The Attitude and the Sense of Responsibility of University Students toward the Aged. Cross Cultural Study in Japan, Taiwan and Korea. (Part 3).:The Image of University Students Hold of the Aged

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The purpose of this study was to explore the image of university students have about the aged. Fifty adjectives scales from the Semantic Differential Technique were given to university students in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea in 1986.<BR>The outcome was as follows : <BR>(1) As a result of factor analysis, the scales of each country.were divided into several semantic sphere. "Active and self-supportiven.ess, " "gentleness, " and "cooperative" appeared in all the three countries. "Capability" was singled out as a special semantic sphere for Japan, "greatness" for Korea and Taiwan, and "cheerfullness" for Taiwan.<BR>(2) In the "active and self-supportiveness" sphere, students in-the three countries tend to have negative images. However, in the "gentleness, " they have a positive image. "Unproductive, dependent and weak but gentle and warm" is the common image in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.<BR>(3) "Opportunities to communicate with grandparents, " "experience in living with grandparents, " and "interest in old people" were important in shaping the image. As the society is industrialized, personal experiences with the aged become a more important factor.
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