Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2024, 15(1):1068-1076 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0004

Confirmatory factor analysis of Lasher and Faulkenderʼs Anxiety about Aging Scale and influence of aging anxiety on ageism among nurses in the Republic of Croatia

Ana Marija Hošnjak, Jana Goriup
1 Department of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
2 Alma Mater Europaea, Evropski center Maribor, Slovenia

Aim: This study aimed to test an existing theory of the Anxiety about Aging Scale and determine the relationship between ageism and anxiety about aging in nurses in the Republic of Croatia.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: The sample consisted of 798 nurses from Republic of Croatia. Participants filled Anxiety about Aging Scale and Kogan’s Attitude toward Old People Scale.

Results: Regarding the factor structure of the 20 items, chi-square test revealed a statistically significant finding (χ² = 2131.090, df = 164, p > 0.05). Analyses confirmed the four-factor structure (fear of older adults, psychological concern, fear of loss, and physical appearance) and the indicators of adequate reliability and validity. Furthermore, Kogan’s Attitude toward Old People Scale significantly correlated with fear of older adults (r = 0.409; p < 0.01); attitudes changed with fear of older adults. Factors such as age, work experience duration (in years), and education individually affected aging anxiety, but not sex, living with older adults, and work department.

Conclusion: The Anxiety about Aging Scale Croatian version is a valid and reliable measuring instrument for nurses. Nurses who have expressed greater anxiety about aging have a more negative attitude toward older adults.

Klíčová slova: Anxiety about Aging Scale, ageism, fear of older, Kogan’s Attitude toward Old People Scale, nursing profession

Vloženo: 20. září 2023; Revidováno: 21. prosinec 2023; Přijato: 12. únor 2024; Zveřejněno: 6. březen 2024  Zobrazit citaci

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Hošnjak AM, Goriup J. Confirmatory factor analysis of Lasher and Faulkenderʼs Anxiety about Aging Scale and influence of aging anxiety on ageism among nurses in the Republic of Croatia. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2024;15(1):1068-1076. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2024.15.0004.
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