Title
The Aging Semantic Differential in Mandarin Chinese: Measuring Attitudes toward Older Adults in China
Publication Date
2017
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The Aging Semantic Differential (ASD) is the most widely used instrument to measure young people's attitudes towards older adults. This study translated the ASD to Mandarin and examined its psychometric properties. The Mandarin-ASD contains three latent factors (Personality and Mental Health, Societal Participation, and Physical) that have high internal reliability and reasonable discriminate validity. Social work researchers, practitioners and allied professionals may utilize the ASD-Mandarin instrument to measure young people's attitudes towards older adults in China. We issue a call for a universal-ASD that can be applied across different cultural contexts.
Original Citation
Gonzales, E., Marchiondo, L.A., Tan, J., Wang, Y., & Chen, H. (2017). The Aging Semantic Differential in Mandarin Chinese: Measuring Attitudes toward Older Adults in China. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 60(3), 245-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2017.1295122
Virtual Commons Citation
Gonzales, Ernest; Marchiondo, Lisa A.; Tan, Jing; Wang, Yi; and Chen, Huajuan (2017). The Aging Semantic Differential in Mandarin Chinese: Measuring Attitudes toward Older Adults in China. In Social Work Faculty Publications. Paper 63.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/socialwork_fac/63