Measurement of Ageism in Mexican University Students: Psychometric Properties of the Negative Stereotypes Questionnaire towards Old Age

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Published: Feb 27, 2025
Issue: Vol. 23 No. 1 (2025): Revista Ciencias de la Salud
Section Clinical or Experimental Research


Keywords: ageism factor structure construct validation structural equation

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Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
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Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
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OPD Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Universidad de Guadalajara.
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Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

Abstract

Introduction: the present study aims to investigate the psychometric results proposed by Mena, Sánchez-Palacios (1) for the questionnaire on negative stereotypes towards old age (CENVE). Materials and methods: the total sample comprised 1480 participants; all of them students of the degree of Physical Education and Human Motricity offered at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, with a mean age of 2.53 years (SD=1.84) for women and 20.90 (SD = 2.05) for men. Psychometric analysis showed that a one-factorial structure was viable and adequate. Results: the factorial structure of the questionnaire was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis. The structure of a single factor (stereotypes towards old age), attending to substantive and statistic criteria, showed adequate indicators of adjustment of reliability and validity. Future research should replicate these findings in larger samples.

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Blanco Ornelas, J. R., Aguirre, S. I., Diaz Leal, A. C., & Jurado-García, P. J. (2025). Measurement of Ageism in Mexican University Students: Psychometric Properties of the Negative Stereotypes Questionnaire towards Old Age. Revista Ciencias De La Salud, 23(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/revsalud/a.14478
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