Social Representations of Aging and Quality of Life in Riverine Old Age

This study aimed to compare the Social Representations (SR) of aging and quality of life (QoL) in old age for riparian elderly. This is a qualitative-exploratory study with a non-probabilistic sample. Sociodemographic questionnaires and the free word association technique were used. Participants wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista de psicología (Lima, Perú) Perú), 2021-01, Vol.39 (1), p.85-113
Hauptverfasser:	De Cerqueira Castro, Jefferson Luiz, Fernandes de Araújo, Ludgleydson, De Medeiros, Emerson Diógenes, Da Silva Pedroso, Janari
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	aging elderly old age quality of life structural approach
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Zusammenfassung:	This study aimed to compare the Social Representations (SR) of aging and quality of life (QoL) in old age for riparian elderly. This is a qualitative-exploratory study with a non-probabilistic sample. Sociodemographic questionnaires and the free word association technique were used. Participants were 100 elderly, matched for sex, aged 60-89 years (M = 70.08 years; SD = 7.19). The IRaMuTeQ software was used through the prototypical analysis, which provided the representational structure. Negative central elements were observed in the SR of aging and more positive elements in the SR of QoL in old age, which denotes the welfare paradox; that is, positive self-reports of life satisfaction, even in the presence of aging losses.
ISSN:	0254-9247 2223-3733
DOI:	10.18800/psico.202101.004