Social Representations Of Aging Research Articles

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 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.

Representações sociais da velhice e aposentadoria sob ótica do trabalhador de Enfermagem

Objetivo: apresentar as representações sociais do envelhecimento no mundo do trabalho para o profissional de enfermagem adulto e idoso. Método: pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa pautada nas representações sociais. Participaram 36 profissionais de enfermagem, com idade entre 27 e 67 anos, de ambos os sexos, de um hospital universitário localizado no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Utilizou-se a entrevista semidiretiva para coleta de dados e o software Alceste 4.9 para processar o material transcrito para análise dos dados. Resultados: o programa apresentou uma categoria específica para a aposentadoria do profissional de enfermagem como representação social da velhice. Essa representação da velhice interfere na atitude ou decisão de se aposentar ou não. Conclusão: o profissional de enfermagem está pouco preparado para enfrentar o momento da aposentadoria e que os gestores precisam atentar para esta realidade.

Propaganda Public Safety: Specifying a model of social representations of aging, youth and old age


 
 
 Background. Studies of propaganda, security, warn youth and old age; 1) the systematic dissemination of crimes Attributed to political corruption;2) state advertising as legitimate security administrator His rectory; 3) the delegitimation of Citizens to Consider them incapable of preventative crime Initiatives; 4) are excluded by the industries older Assuming That They are incapable of self-monitoring and self-care.
 Objective. Specify a model for studying the effects of advertising social security in the representations of aging, youth and old age.
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 Discussion.The revised theoretical, conceptual and empirical frameworks warn the inclusion of other variables such as helplessness, self-control farsightedness, beliefs, attitudes and intentions That would complement the specified model.
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Les classifications du vieillissement

L’objectif de cet article vise à confronter les classifications savantes relatives à la vieillesse aux représentations sociales du vieillissement de femmes âgées de 65 ans et plus. En utilisant la théorie des classifications interactives de Hacking (2006), nous chercherons à cerner de quelle manière les classifications de l’âge, de l’activité et de la fragilité résonne dans les représentations du vieillissement de femmes aînées, interrogées dans le cadre d’une récente recherche qualitative. Les interactions entre ces deux dimensions catégorielles s’expriment en termes de résistance face à la catégorie « femmes aînées/âgées ». La notion de l’activité est utilisée tant pour réfuter la vieillesse que pour assurer cette « continuité de soi » et son engagement dans la vie malgré le processus de fragilisation vécu.

Research On Aging in Ghana from the 1950s To 2016: A Bibliography and Commentary

This bibliography tracks research conducted on aging in Ghana from the 1950s to the present and aims to document the state of knowledge on aging research to inform future research, policies, and interventions. The bibliography has been developed as a companion to the Ghana Studies special section themed “Aging in Ghana: Addressing the Multifaceted Needs of Older Ghanaians.” We searched eight databases for research on aging and the elderly on Ghana, as well as three local journals, citation lists of authoritative texts, and the University of Ghana graduate theses database. We identified 115 eligible publications from nine disciplines: anthropology, demography/population studies, economics, medicine/medical sciences (physiology, psychiatry), psychology, public health/epidemiology, sociology, social policy and social work. Research focused on six empirical areas: demographic profiles and patterns of aging; the health status of older Ghanaians; care and support for older Ghanaians; roles and responsibilities of older Ghanaians; social representations of aging and social responses to older Ghanaians; and socio-economic status, social and financial protection, and other forms of support for older people. We present preliminary thematic notes on the empirical studies and discuss future trends in research on aging in Ghana.

Theory Of Social Representations And The Aging: A Bibliometric Profile

Introduction: The aging is a process that can be either positive or negative. When a theme refers to positions or attitudes, social representations may comprehend and explain these phenomena. Objective: With the help of the bibliometrics research, the study focused on describing the scientific publications about social representations of aging, and investigating them. Method: analysis of the available content in the online databases of the Virtual Library in Health, PubMed and Portal Capes, from 2010 to 2015. The keywords social representations and aging were used. By simple descriptive method, frequency and percentage, the following variables were described: authors; authors’ education; maximum qualification of the authors; index H; authors’ institution; journal; year of publication; journal’s impact factor; research’s place; research’s development; research’s objective; the most relevant results; and keywords. For graphical representation of conceptual maps of keywords the software CMap Tools version 5.03 was used and for the analysis of the objectives and the most relevant results the thematic content analysis technique was used. Results: a total of 127 scientific articles were found; after excluding those that were not in accordance with the chosen criteria, 42 files were found. One notices, regarding the authorship of the articles, a decentralization, with more authors from Northeast. The exploratory study and the mixed approach represented the most used research’s method. The publications increased in 2011. Conclusion: The publications denote that the dependence on another person in performing daily activities interferes with the quality of life; they pointed out the social representations and positioning about the theme, important in identifying the weaknesses and vulnerabilities experienced by the elderly.

Representations of Elderly with Mental Health Problems Held By Psychosocial Practitioners from Community and Institutional Settings

SUMMARY This article aims to clarify crucial issues pertaining to community and institution-based psychosocial care provided to elders suffering from mental health problems, and to the role of professional and lay systems of beliefs—i.e., representations—in this area of intervention. First, we review epidemiological, clinical, and evaluative data assessing the prevalence of mental health problems (both situational or transitional distress and severe mental health problems, with a special emphasis on the latter) among persons aged 65 and older, the specific situations and needs of this population, and the services provided to them. We then examine three promising and interrelated trends in psychosocial intervention aimed at seniors with mental health problems, that is, practices oriented toward recovery, empowerment, and social integration. Finally, we tackle the cumulative impacts of social representations of aging and the aged and of mental illness and the mentally ill, and how they can impede the implementation of interventions, services and programs based on recovery, empowerment and social integration approaches.