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Table 1 Hierarchical regressions assessing the effect of the age of the person described in the vignette (n = 375)

From: The influence of the age of dementia onset on college students’ stigmatic attributions towards a person with dementia

 

Cognitive dimension

Emotional reactions

Behavioral attributions

Dangerousness

Lack of Aesthetics

Responsibility

Negative Reactions

Positive Reactions

Institutionalization

Treatment Coercion

Helping

Step 1

LOD/YOD

.33***

.17**

.20**

.33***

−.26***

.21***

.19***

−.26***

Adjusted R2

.10

.02

.03

.10

.06

.04

.04

.06

Step 2

Age

.01

.05

.03

.01

.03

−.07

.03

−.03

Gender

−.01

.03

−.05

−.03

.10

−.07

.01

.10

Jewish/Non-Jewish

.21***

.19*

.29***

.20**

.01

.27***

.18**

−.02

Area of study

−.09

−.07

−.17**

−.13*

.10

.02

.09

.05

Adjusted R2

.14

.06

.13

.15

.06

.11

.06

.06

Step 3

Familiarity with AD

.02

−.14*

.11*

−.01

−.07

.02

−.17**

−.01

Concern about AD

.04

.04

.02

.06

.09

.10

.20***

.14*

Total Adjusted R2

.14

.07

.15

.15

.07

.12

.10

.08

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .00
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