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Positive Education Through Social Media to Reduce Negative Stereotypes Towards Old Age

NCT06574243 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 109

Last updated 2024-08-27

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Ageism

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social media education

The intervention consisted of daily positive messages about aging posted on an Instagram account (@laetapaplateada), created specifically for this study, and was conducted over the course of a week. Examples included "The ability to make decisions improves with age" and "Emotional regulation improves with age" (David, 2017). These posts were accompanied by their respective author references

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Zaragoza

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-22
Primary Completion
2023-05-15
Completion
2023-05-15

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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