Percepcija osoba starije životne dobi o stereotipnom doživljavanju njihove dobne skupine

master's thesis

• Title (english): The perception of elderly people about the stereotypical view of their age group
• Author: Franka Šapina
• Mentor: Jelena Maričić (mentor)
• Committee member: Lovorka Brajković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jelena Flego (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jelena Maričić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Republika Hrvatska već godinama bilježi porast broja starijih osoba u ukupnom stanovništvu te se suočava s brojnim posljedicama demografskog starenja. Osim tjelesnih, kognitivnih i socijalnih promjena nastalima kao rezultat starenja, starije osobe podvrgnute su i često negativnim stereotipima o svojoj dobnoj skupini. Cilj istraživanja bio je steći uvid u percepciju osoba starije životne dobi o položaju starijih osoba u današnjem društvu i doživljavanju sebe kao starijih osoba. Provedene su tri fokus grupe sa sveukupno 19 starijih osoba. Prvu grupu činili su vanjski korisnici usluga doma za starije osobe, drugu trenutni korisnici doma za starije, a treću članovi udruge namijenjene starijim osobama. Za potrebe fokus grupa osmišljen je set od devet pitanja s potpitanjima, usmjerena na odnos današnjeg društva prema starijima, diskriminaciju na temelju dobi, medijsku sliku starijih i slično. Tematskom analizom izdvojeno je 21 tematskih cjelina koje su podijeljene u šest kategorija. Sudionici su naveli kako u društvu prevladavaju negativna vjerovanja o starijim osobama i kako društvo ne rješava pitanja potreba starijih osoba. Smatraju da su današnjem društvenom odnosu i položaju starijih doprinijeli naporan tempo života, odgoj, tehnologija i generacijski jaz. S diskriminacijom su se susreli na radnom mjestu, u zdravstvenom sustavu i u interakciji s drugima, a i kod samih sudionika je prisutno djelomično prihvaćanje tih društvenih vjerovanja i diskriminacije. Pojedini sudionici ne osjećaju svoje godine, dok drugi imaju negativnu sliku o sebi. Sudionici smatraju uključivanje države, podizanje svijesti putem medija i poticanje međugeneracijskog kontakta koracima do poboljšanja društvenog odnosa prema starijima.

Abstract (english)

The Republic of Croatia has been recording an increase in the number of elderly people in the total population for years and is facing numerous consequences of demographic aging. In addition to the physical, cognitive and social changes that occur as a result of aging, elderly people are also subjected to often negative stereotypes about their age group. The goal of the research was to gain insight into the perception of elderly people about the position of the elderly in today's society and how they perceive themselves as older people. Three focus groups were conducted with a total of 19 elderly people. The first group consisted of external users of the services of retirement home, the second was current residents at retirement home, and the third was members of the association intended for the elderly. A set of nine questions with sub-questions was designed for the needs of the focus groups, focused on the attitude of today's society towards the elderly, discrimination based on age, the media portrayal of the elderly, etc. The thematic analysis identified 21 thematic units, which were divided into six categories. The participants stated that negative beliefs about the elderly prevail in society and that society does not address the needs of the elderly. They believe that the tiring pace of life, upbringing, technology and the generation gap have contributed to today's social relationship and position of the elderly. They encountered discrimination at the workplace, in the health system and in interaction with others, and the partial acceptance of these social beliefs and discrimination is also present among the participants themselves. Some participants do not feel their age, while others have a negative self-image. The participants consider the involvement of the state, raising awareness through the media and encouraging intergenerational contact as steps to improving social attitudes towards the elderly.

• Keywords: starije osobe; stereotipi; diskriminacija; ageizam; generacijski jaz
• Keywords (english): elderly people; stereotypes; discrimination; ageism; the generation gap
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:149288
• Study programme: Title: Psychology (Single Major, Science Stream); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-18 10:05:01