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Representations of professional nursing homes in the context of climate-related heatwaves: An exploratory study of Swedish media 与气候相关的热浪背景下专业养老院的表现形式：对瑞典媒体的探索性研究

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101277

Bo Nilsson, Jenny Lönnroth

In recent years, a relatively large number of articles in the Swedish media have reported on the problems that afflict nursing homes due to prolonged and climate-related heatwaves during the summer months. Older residents are badly affected by the heat, especially as many nursing homes in Sweden lack air conditioning. This paper aims to explore how nursing homes are depicted in the Swedish press in relation to climate-related heatwaves, professional care, and risk management. The data comprises 182 articles published in the Swedish press and available in the database Retriever.se. The articles cover a period of twenty years, 2002–2022, and have undergone a qualitative analysis. The findings illustrate that media representations are characterized by both climate-related risk production within the framework of a discourse of risk, and climate-related risk management within the framework of a discourse of professionalism. Within the risk discourse, climate change and heatwaves are exclusively associated with risks, dangers, and threats, including threats to residents in nursing homes. The risk discourse is further developed in critical articles stating that nursing homes do not take the threat posed by heatwaves seriously enough, which leads to the mistreatment of residents. According to the discourse of professionalism, nursing homes are professional organizations that provide good care, and the care staff are competent, hardworking, and loyal. However, in the context of climate change, the discourse of professionalism reinforces a subject-object logic within which staff are attributed positions as agents and residents are seen as passive recipients of the staff's actions. An effect of these two contradictory media discourses is that nursing homes appear to be institutions of extremes.

近年来，瑞典媒体上有较多文章报道了养老院因夏季长时间的气候热浪而面临的问题。老年居民受到高温的严重影响，尤其是瑞典的许多养老院都没有空调。本文旨在探讨瑞典媒体是如何描述与气候相关的热浪、专业护理和风险管理有关的养老院的。数据包括瑞典报刊上发表的 182 篇文章，这些文章可在 Retriever.se 数据库中找到。这些文章涵盖 2002-2022 年这二十年间的内容，并进行了定性分析。研究结果表明，媒体表述的特点是在风险话语框架内与气候相关的风险生产，以及在专业话语框架内与气候相关的风险管理。在风险话语中，气候变化和热浪完全与风险、危险和威胁联系在一起，包括对养老院居民的威胁。风险论述在批评文章中得到了进一步发展，这些文章指出，养老院对热浪造成的威胁不够重视，从而导致了对住院者的虐待。根据专业性论述，养老院是提供良好护理的专业组织，护理人员有能力、勤奋、忠诚。然而，在气候变化的背景下，专业性话语强化了一种主客体逻辑，在这种逻辑中，员工被赋予了代理人的地位，而住客则被视为员工行为的被动接受者。这两种相互矛盾的媒体话语所产生的影响是，养老院似乎成为了一种极端的机构。

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Social death of older adults residing in nursing homes in Finland 芬兰养老院老年人的社会死亡问题

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101275

Jenny Paananen , Jenni Kulmala , Jari Pirhonen

Social death refers to situations in which individuals become socially excluded from social interaction or are considered socially insignificant. Social death is about losing roles, relationships, and eventually identity in the eyes of others. When becoming a permanent resident in a nursing home, older adults face an increased risk of social death. However, empirical research on social death and its manifestations in nursing homes is still scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the phenomenon of social death by interviewing family members (N = 19) of older people living in nursing homes in Finland. A theory-driven thematic analysis of family members' interviews revealed two cross-cutting themes that were linked to social death in nursing homes. We discovered that 1) the transition to a nursing home significantly narrowed the older adults' social environment and 2) dementia seemed to affect all aspects of older adults' social life and social agency negatively. Furthermore, four main mechanisms of social death in nursing homes were 1) losses associated with decline of physical and mental health, 2) loss of social identity, 3) isolation and lack of social connectedness, and 4) lack of quality of care. It seems that nursing home residents, especially those with advanced dementia, face social death because they are not seen as persons who are entitled to social roles and meaningful activities. Thus, there is an urgent need to improve the social connectedness of all older adults living in care facilities, with particular attention to those with memory loss. Based on these results, we provide checklists for nursing professionals and all citizens to restore the social value of older persons.

社会死亡指的是个人被社会排斥在社会交往之外或被认为在社会上无足轻重的情况。社交死亡是指失去角色、关系，最终失去在他人眼中的身份。当成为养老院的永久居民时，老年人面临社会死亡的风险会增加。然而，关于养老院中社会死亡及其表现形式的实证研究仍然很少。本研究旨在通过采访芬兰养老院老年人的家庭成员（19 人）来调查社会死亡现象。通过对家庭成员的访谈进行理论驱动的主题分析，我们发现了两个与养老院中社会性死亡相关的交叉主题。我们发现：1）入住疗养院极大地缩小了老年人的社会环境；2）痴呆症似乎对老年人社会生活的各个方面和社会代理都产生了负面影响。此外，养老院社会死亡的四个主要机制是：1）与身心健康下降相关的损失；2）社会身份的丧失；3）孤立和缺乏社会联系；4）缺乏高质量的护理。疗养院居民，尤其是晚期痴呆症患者，似乎面临着社会死亡，因为他们不被视为有权参与社会角色和有意义活动的人。因此，迫切需要改善所有居住在护理机构的老年人的社会联系，尤其要关注那些记忆力衰退的老年人。基于这些结果，我们为护理专业人员和所有公民提供了恢复老年人社会价值的核对表。

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Climate change and population aging: The role of older adults in climate change mitigation 气候变化与人口老龄化：老年人在减缓气候变化中的作用

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101274

Daniel Katey , Senyo Zanu

This paper explores the intersection of climate change, population aging, and community resilience, focusing on the potentially powerful roles of older adults in climate change mitigation efforts, particularly in developing countries. Through a brief review of relevant literature in the fields of environmental studies, gerontology, and community development, the paper examines the vulnerabilities of older adults to climate change impacts and their potential contributions to adaptation and mitigation strategies. By integrating findings from some existing literature, the paper contributes to ongoing conversations about the inclusivity of climate change actions and the empowerment of marginalized groups. Our suggestions include harnessing the traditional knowledge and leadership of older adults and empowering them to act as climate change activists within their communities. Additionally, the paper suggests encouraging older adults to organize community capacity-building workshops that advocate for environmentally sustainable initiatives. We conclude by emphasizing that neglecting older adults in the climate change discourse risks exacerbating entrenched social inequalities and overlooks the potentially valuable resources and knowledge that older adults can contribute toward climate change mitigation and adaptation. This therefore calls for the recognition of older adults as vital agents of change and empowering them through inclusive development policies, programs, and initiatives. Future research should investigate the long-term impacts of inviting older adults into climate change mitigation efforts, and the barriers that may hinder their active engagement.

本文探讨了气候变化、人口老龄化和社区复原力之间的交叉问题，重点关注老年人在减缓气候变化方面可能发挥的强大作用，尤其是在发展中国家。通过简要回顾环境研究、老年学和社区发展领域的相关文献，本文探讨了老年人在气候变化影响面前的脆弱性以及他们对适应和减缓战略的潜在贡献。通过整合一些现有文献中的研究成果，本文为当前关于气候变化行动的包容性和边缘化群体赋权的对话做出了贡献。我们的建议包括利用老年人的传统知识和领导力，并授权他们在其社区内充当气候变化活动家。此外，本文还建议鼓励老年人组织社区能力建设研讨会，倡导环境可持续倡议。最后，我们强调，在气候变化讨论中忽视老年人有可能加剧根深蒂固的社会不平等，并忽视老年人可为减缓和适应气候变化贡献的潜在宝贵资源和知识。因此，这就要求承认老年人是变革的重要推动者，并通过包容性发展政策、计划和倡议增强老年人的能力。未来的研究应调查邀请老年人参与气候变化减缓工作的长期影响，以及可能阻碍他们积极参与的障碍。

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Empathy mitigates the relationship between ageism and subjective age in late life 移情能缓解年龄歧视与晚年主观年龄之间的关系

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101273

Assaf Suberry , Ehud Bodner

This study corresponds with a dispute in gerontology literature about whether a younger subjective age acts as a psychological defense for older adults by perceiving themselves as younger in order to dissociate from their age-group or as a marker of good physical health. This cross-sectional study presents a preliminary step to clarify this dispute. We examined the role of emotional empathy (measured by the Multifaceted Empathy Test) as a moderator in the ageism (measured implicitly by the Brief Implicit Association Test) and subjective age (measured on Likert scale) association on a convenience sample of 203 community-dwelling older adults (aged 65–90, M = 74.54, SD = 6.76). It was hypothesized that implicit ageism would be associated with younger subjective age and that this association would be only evident among older adults with lower emotional empathy. Implicit ageism was not associated with younger subjective age. As expected, hierarchical linear regression showed that the connection between higher implicit ageism and a younger subjective age remains significant (p = 0.012) only among participants with lower emotional empathy (∆R² = 0.022, β = 0.156). Higher emotional empathy was associated with younger subjective age. For older adults who are equipped with the ability to feel others' emotions, the defensive dissociation between self and other perceptions of aging might be unnecessary. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.

这项研究与老年学文献中的一个争议相吻合，即主观年龄的年轻化是老年人的一种心理防御手段，通过认为自己更年轻来脱离同龄人，还是作为身体健康的标志。这项横断面研究为澄清这一争议迈出了第一步。我们研究了情感共鸣（通过多方面共鸣测试测量）在年龄歧视（通过简短内隐联想测试测量）和主观年龄（通过李克特量表测量）关联中的调节作用，研究对象是 203 名社区老年人（年龄在 65-90 岁之间，中 = 74.54，标 = 6.76）。根据假设，内隐年龄歧视与较年轻的主观年龄有关，而且这种关联只在情感共鸣较低的老年人中明显。内隐年龄歧视与年龄较小的主观年龄无关。正如预期的那样，分层线性回归结果表明，只有在情感共鸣较低的参与者中，较高的内隐年龄歧视与较小的主观年龄之间的关系仍然显著（p = 0.012）（∆R2 = 0.022，β = 0.156）。情感共鸣越高，主观年龄越小。对于有能力感受他人情绪的老年人来说，自我和他人对衰老的防御性分离可能是不必要的。本文讨论了理论和方法论方面的影响。

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“You messed up with the wrong generation”: Intergenerational relations from the perspective of Israeli older protesters "你惹错了一代人"：从以色列老年抗议者的角度看代际关系

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101264

Liat Ayalon, Sarit Okun

Given the overrepresentation of older Israelis in political protests and the growing number of political protests worldwide, the present study aimed to examine older persons' perspective on their involvement in the protests and how they view age and older age in the context of political protests. In total, 30 protesters over the age of 65 were interviewed, while employing a maximum variations methodology for the selection of the sample. Interviews were analyzed thematically. Older persons were described in the interviews, as leaders, the ones who started the protests because they were raised on the right values. Moreover, older persons viewed themselves as having the time and at times, the money to immerse themselves in the protests. Despite the perceived advantages that older protesters have to offer, the protests were seen as ineffective, incomplete, or simply lacking without the involvement of younger persons, who were seen as bringing with them the energy and stamina, but also the added symbolic value which have made the protests meaningful, important, and relevant. The findings are interpreted from the perspective of intergenerational solidarity and ambivalence. It is suggested that intergenerational solidarity and collaboration can foster older persons' participation in political activism.

鉴于以色列老年人在政治抗议活动中所占比例过高，以及全球政治抗议活动日益增多，本研究旨在探讨老年人对参与抗议活动的看法，以及他们如何看待政治抗议活动中的年龄和老年问题。本研究共对 30 名 65 岁以上的抗议者进行了访谈，在选择样本时采用了最大变异法。对访谈内容进行了专题分析。在访谈中，老年人被描述为领导者，是他们发起了抗议活动，因为他们从小就树立了正确的价值观。此外，老年人认为自己有时间，有时还有钱，可以投入到抗议活动中去。尽管老年抗议者被认为具有这些优势，但如果没有年轻人的参与，抗议活动就会被认为是无效的、不完整的或根本没有意义的，因为年轻人被认为不仅带来了活力和耐力，而且还增加了象征性价值，使抗议活动变得有意义、重要和相关。研究结果从代际团结和矛盾的角度进行了解释。研究认为，代际团结与合作可以促进老年人参与政治活动。

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Community care and social participation: An ethnography of clubs for older people in Peñalolén (Chile) during and after the pandemic 社区关怀和社会参与：大流行期间和之后佩尼亚洛伦（智利）老年人俱乐部的人种学研究

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101271

Herminia Gonzálvez-Torralbo, Ariany Silva-Villar

This article presents a case study on the community care practices carried out by older people who participated in the clubs of the Peñalolén district (Metropolitan Region of Chile). We focus on the experiences of care expressed in these collective social spaces during the pandemic triggered by Covid-19 and in the subsequent months when older people began to meet up again. We aim to describe the experiences and practices of care expressed in these spaces, paying attention to those carried out by the older people at a time when personal freedom was highly restricted. For this purpose, we conducted 32 biographical interviews between 2021 and 2022 in the framework of ethnographic research. In addition, we carried out systematic observations in the homes and clubs of older people in the district of Peñalolén. The analysis of this material shows that social support networks and community care practices among those who participate in the clubs make up social and cultural capital that is activated in times of crisis. Without this capital, coping with these periods of great difficulties would be much more challenging.

本文介绍了一项案例研究，研究对象是参加 Peñalolén 区（智利首都大区）俱乐部的老年人开展的社区关怀实践。我们关注的重点是在由 Covid-19 引发的大流行期间，以及在随后几个月老年人开始再次聚会时，在这些集体社交空间中所表达的关爱经验。我们的目的是描述在这些空间中表达的关爱经验和实践，关注老年人在个人自由受到高度限制的情况下开展的关爱活动。为此，我们在 2021 年至 2022 年期间，在人种学研究框架内进行了 32 次传记访谈。此外，我们还在佩尼亚洛伦区老年人的家中和俱乐部进行了系统的观察。对这些材料的分析表明，参加俱乐部的老年人之间的社会支持网络和社区护理实践构成了社会和文化资本，在危机时期被激活。如果没有这些资本，应对这些巨大困难时期的挑战将更加艰巨。

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Can robots lie? A posthumanist approach to robotic animals and deceptive practices in dementia care 机器人会撒谎吗？从后现代主义角度看待机器人和痴呆症护理中的欺骗行为

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101272

David Redmalm , Clara Iversen , Marcus Persson

Robotic animals are designed to resemble real, living animals, but at the same time, dementia care guidelines and policies often emphasize the value of transparency in relation to robots—people should not be led to believe that robots have capacities that they in fact lack. However, it is not obvious how to separate truth from lies in everyday care practice. Based on participant observations and interviews with certified assistant nurses and nursing assistants in Swedish nursing homes for people with dementia, this article studies how robotic animals become “real” in care practice. The article takes a posthumanist approach to the co-constitution of aging, care, and technology—a perspective that recognizes that not only care staff and nursing home residents, but also robots and other material things, can take an active part in shaping care practice. The analysis results in four typical situations out of which robotic animals emerge as real, living animals: the cuddle, with its simple but dynamic embodied actions; the comfort, where the robot is used as a resource for distraction and emotional support; the conversation, by which robotic animals' agency is both established and challenged; and the adoption, through which narratives and props are used to establish the robot as a pet. Robots cannot lie, at least not by themselves; instead, robots' deceptive potential is enabled by a network of actors, which is why it is often difficult to draw a clear line between lying and care workers' empathic following.

机器人动物的设计与真实、活生生的动物相似，但与此同时，痴呆症护理指南和政策往往强调与机器人有关的透明度的价值--人们不应该被引导相信机器人具有事实上他们所缺乏的能力。然而，如何在日常护理实践中分辨真假并不明显。本文基于对瑞典老年痴呆症患者疗养院的认证助理护士和护理助理的参与式观察和访谈，研究了在护理实践中机器人动物是如何变得 "真实 "的。文章从后现代主义的角度探讨了老龄化、护理和技术的共同构成，认为不仅护理人员和疗养院居民，机器人和其他物质也能积极参与护理实践。通过分析，我们得出了机器人动物作为真实、有生命的动物出现的四种典型情境：拥抱，其动作简单但充满活力；安慰，机器人被用作分散注意力和情感支持的资源；对话，机器人动物的能动性既被确立又受到挑战；领养，通过叙事和道具将机器人确立为宠物。机器人不能说谎，至少不能自己说谎；相反，机器人的欺骗潜力是由一个行动者网络促成的，这就是为什么通常很难在说谎和护理人员的移情追随之间划清界限。

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A potential conflict between grandparenthood and the third age lifestyle in the Finnish countryside 芬兰乡村祖父母身份与第三年龄生活方式之间的潜在冲突

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101270

Ilkka Pietilä , Hanna Ojala

Some recent studies on grandparenthood have pointed to a potential conflict between grandparenthood and the ideals of the third age. Retired people are increasingly expected to live up to the ideals of active aging, and many grandparents may wish to demonstrate their agency by getting engaged in various leisure activities, which may reduce their possibilities and motivation to spend time with their grandchildren. We looked at this potential conflict from the perspective of people living in the countryside, where distances to both cultural and other services, and grandchildren, may both be long. We analyzed our interviewees' discursive constructions of their grandparenthood and independent life in the third age as well as the ways in which they negotiated the moral dilemma between the two. The data consisted of 14 telephone interviews with grandparents, aged 66–85, living relatively far from population centers. All interviewees underscored the importance of grandchildren and their willingness to spend time with them, and there were few direct references to the conflict between a committed grandparenthood and a third age lifestyle. However, the interviewees did express ideas related to maintaining certain limits in their grandparenthood to secure their own private lives. A potential conflict between a committed grandparenthood and the third age lifestyle appeared in such situations when grandparents needed to make real choices about how they spend their time, which was mediated by the geographical distances between the generations. The interviewees aimed at balancing between being devoted grandparents and maintaining independence. A familist discourse emphasizing the role of the nuclear family was commonly used to justify keeping a distance between them and the middle generation and grandchildren. The interviews echoed the third age ideals mainly in terms of independence and free time rather than consumption and leisure activities, the availability of which was limited in the countryside.

最近一些关于祖父母身份的研究指出，祖父母身份与第三年龄段的理想之间可能存在冲突。人们越来越期望退休人员能够实现积极养老的理想，而许多祖父母可能希望通过参与各种休闲活动来显示自己的能动性，这可能会减少他们与孙辈共度时光的可能性和动力。我们从生活在农村的人们的角度来研究这种潜在的冲突，因为他们距离文化和其他服务机构以及孙辈都可能很远。我们分析了受访者对祖父母身份和第三年龄段独立生活的话语建构，以及他们在两者之间的道德困境中进行协商的方式。数据包括 14 个电话访谈，受访者为祖父母，年龄在 66-85 岁之间，居住地离人口中心相对较远。所有受访者都强调了孙辈的重要性，以及他们愿意花时间陪伴孙辈的意愿，很少有人直接提及祖父母身份与第三年龄生活方式之间的冲突。不过，受访者确实表达了在祖辈生活中保持一定限度以确保自己私人生活的想法。在这种情况下，当祖父母需要就如何打发时间做出实际选择时，就会出现坚定的祖父母身份与第三年龄生活方式之间的潜在冲突，而这种冲突又以两代人之间的地理距离为中介。受访者的目标是在尽心尽力的祖父母和保持独立之间取得平衡。强调核心家庭作用的家庭主义论述通常被用来作为他们与中代和孙辈之间保持距离的理由。访谈主要从独立和自由时间而非消费和休闲活动的角度回应了第三代的理想，因为在农村，这些都是有限的。

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Sex-seeking behavior and frequency of sexual activity among single and non-monogamous older gay men 单身和非一夫一妻制老年男同性恋者的性追求行为和性活动频率

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101268

Lucas R. Prieto , Deirdre A. Shires , Yuan Xiong

Studies that focus on frequency of sexual activity among older gay men are scarce. The current study explores the relationship between internalized gay ageism and frequency of sexual activity with a potential mediator of sex-seeking behaviors among gay men aged 50 or older in the Midwestern U.S. Internalized gay ageism did not predict frequency of sexual activity when mediated by sex-seeking behaviors. However, more frequent sex-seeking behaviors were associated with more frequent sexual activity. Participants in open relationships (compared to single/widowed) reported more frequent sex-seeking behaviors; those in both monogamish and open relationships reported more frequent sexual activity compared to single/widowed participants. Additionally, participants with income of US$50,000 to US$75,000 and > US$75,000 report less frequent sexual activity compared to participants reporting <US$25,000. Cultural sensitivity around relationships and sexual behavior that may be unique to older gay men is critical.

有关老年男同性恋性活动频率的研究很少。本研究探讨了美国中西部地区 50 岁及以上男同性恋中，内化的男同性恋年龄歧视与性活动频率之间的关系，并以寻求性行为作为潜在的中介。然而，更频繁的寻求性行为与更频繁的性活动有关。与单身/鳏居的参与者相比，处于开放关系的参与者的性追求行为更为频繁；与单身/鳏居的参与者相比，处于一夫一妻制和开放关系的参与者的性活动更为频繁。此外，收入在 50,000 美元至 75,000 美元和 75,000 美元的参与者与收入在 25,000 美元的参与者相比，性行为的频率较低。对老年男同性恋可能特有的人际关系和性行为的文化敏感性至关重要。

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Home-making or home harms: Perceived and experienced tensions between domestic materiality and ageing 创造家还是伤害家？对家庭物质性与老龄化之间紧张关系的认识和体验

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101265

Jennifer Owen, Cat Forward

Home, as a physical place and psychological construct, is often thought of as being an important locus of ontological security across the life course. However, there is a growing awareness of a darker side to the home (see Gurney, 2021), and home-unmaking practices (see Baxter and Brickell, 2014) that challenge the assumptions of home being purely a place of shelter, comfort, and control and instead foreground the temporal, material, and spatial fluidity of the home, and tensions between privacy and the ability to engage in health-harming behaviours largely unnoticed. Here, a material gerontological approach enables a rethinking of how home, and the household objects contained within, can both promote and undermine well-being as we age.

Drawing from two qualitative studies, this paper focuses on the tensions created by the materiality of a home which can both support daily life (see Coleman et al., 2016) and the project of the self (Belk, 1988) and be at the heart of harmful behaviours and more risky living environments. The first study explores the experiences of older women living alone during the Covid-19 pandemic. It explores how, over time, the ontological security of home can be challenged as a result of events such as bereavement, changes to physical capabilities and external influences such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The meaning and materiality of home become reframed, through the lens of gender and age, during the lockdowns associated with the pandemic. The second study, examining a voluntary service supporting older people to declutter, shows how the reduction of possessions can help clear space for adaptations to the home, reduce chances of slips and falls, and create opportunities for therapeutic engagements with the past through reminiscence, but can also threaten the ‘affective scaffolding’ of the home.

These two studies illustrate the ways that materiality is enrolled in perceived and experienced tensions between the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ways to age at home. The paper argues for greater acknowledgement of the grey area between idealised imaginings of the materiality of home and actual everyday experiences of ‘living with things’ (Gregson, 2007) in later life.

家，作为一个物理场所和心理结构，通常被认为是整个生命历程中本体安全的重要场所。然而，越来越多的人意识到家的阴暗面（见 Gurney, 2021 年），以及 "不造家 "的做法（见 Baxter 和 Brickell, 2014 年），这些做法挑战了 "家 "纯粹是一个庇护、舒适和控制的地方的假设，而是强调了 "家 "在时间、物质和空间上的流动性，以及隐私与从事危害健康行为的能力之间的紧张关系。本文通过两项定性研究，重点探讨了家居的物质性所造成的紧张关系，这种物质性既可以支持日常生活（见科尔曼等人，2016 年）和自我计划（贝尔克，1988 年），也可以成为有害行为和更具风险的生活环境的核心。第一项研究探讨了在 Covid-19 大流行期间独居老年妇女的经历。它探讨了随着时间的推移，家的本体安全如何因丧亲之痛、身体机能的变化以及 Covid-19 大流行病等外部影响而受到挑战。在与大流行病相关的封锁期间，通过性别和年龄的视角，家的意义和物质性被重新定义。第二项研究对支持老年人整理物品的志愿服务进行了审查，结果表明，减少物品可以帮助腾出空间对居室进行改造，减少滑倒和跌倒的机会，并通过回忆创造机会对过去进行治疗，但也可能威胁到居室的 "情感支架"。本文认为，应更多地承认对家庭物质性的理想化想象与晚年 "与物共存"（Gregson，2007 年）的实际日常生活体验之间的灰色地带。

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