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Older adults have valuable memories to share. Why don't we listen? 老年人有宝贵的回忆可以分享。我们为什么不听听呢？

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101322

Magdalen A. Balz , Kathrin Boerner

Dual process categorization provides a valuable framework to describe cognitive aging. Mechanical skills, including complex attention, free memory recall, and speed of processing, often decline with age. In contrast, pragmatic skills can increase with age. Pragmatic intelligence reflects a person's life experience and contextual knowledge about the world. Although these are general trends among aging populations, there is also individual variability that may limit one's cognitive skills in either category.

Dual process categorization holds an important role in understanding cognitive aging. There are, however, several limitations of this model, including that it does not account for all aspects of cognitive processing in the human experience. Cognitive aging is likely more complex and includes intertwined mechanical and pragmatic skills. This literary analysis uses Lois Lowry's (1993) novel The Giver to explore the limitations of stratifying cognitive skills into two specific categories. The model does not explain real-life experiences where mechanical and pragmatic skills are dually activated or interact with one another. Generativity, for example, where one shares experiences and knowledge with younger generations or peers, utilizes mechanical and pragmatic cognitive skills. When older adults engage in generativity, they have potential to create new social opportunities for cognitive engagement, while sharing life lessons gained from lived experiences.

Despite these limitations, appreciating the nuanced processes of cognitive aging is an important consideration in gerontology. Baltes's (1993) dual categorization continues to provide a valuable framework for functional and social engagement by leveraging the strengths of older adults to utilize pragmatic cognitive skills. Intergenerational generativity is increasingly relevant to meet the diverse needs of today's aging population.

双过程分类为描述认知老化提供了一个有价值的框架。机械技能，包括复杂注意力、自由记忆回忆和处理速度，通常会随着年龄的增长而下降。相反，实用技能会随着年龄增长而增长。语用智力反映了一个人的生活经历和对世界的语境知识。尽管这些都是老龄化人口的普遍趋势，但也存在个体差异，可能会限制一个人在这两方面的认知技能。双过程分类对认识认知衰老具有重要意义。然而，这个模型有一些局限性，包括它不能解释人类经验中认知处理的所有方面。认知老化可能更复杂，包括交织在一起的机械技能和实用技能。这一文学分析使用Lois Lowry（1993）的小说《给予者》（The Giver）来探索将认知技能分为两类的局限性。这个模型不能解释现实生活中的经验，在现实生活中，机械技能和实用技能是双重激活的，或者是相互作用的。例如，一个人与年轻一代或同龄人分享经验和知识，利用机械和实用的认知技能。当老年人从事创造性活动时，他们有可能为认知参与创造新的社会机会，同时分享从生活经验中获得的生活教训。尽管存在这些限制，但了解认知衰老的细微过程是老年学的一个重要考虑因素。Baltes（1993）的双重分类继续通过利用老年人的优势来利用实用认知技能，为功能参与和社会参与提供了一个有价值的框架。代际生育对于满足当今老龄化人口的多样化需求越来越重要。

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Stories of home: Aging, intergenerational relations and dementia in Julia Martin's The Blackridge House: A memoir (2019) 朱莉娅·马丁的《布莱克里奇之家：回忆录》（2019）中的家庭故事：衰老、代际关系和痴呆

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101321

Óscar Ortega Montero

Scholarship in the field of aging and care has geared efforts toward the analysis of the significance of home in the context of dementia. Julia Martin's The Blackridge House (2019) provides a nuanced understanding of this question, offering a unique tapestry for the exploration of human experiences and interconnectedness. The aim of this study is to claim the crucial role of old people, as a well of wisdom, for the creation of gripping narratives that facilitate the exchange of knowledge among generations. This article uses the theoretical frameworks of literary gerontology and life writing to raise awareness of the intricacies of old age, showcasing the process of aging as a crucial element for the tracing of the intersection between the past and the present. Martin's candid memoir is a platform for readers to reflect on the unifying force of life narratives and the impact of past actions on future generations.

在老龄化和护理领域的学者已经努力分析家在痴呆症背景下的意义。朱莉娅·马丁的《黑岭之家》（2019）对这个问题提供了细致入微的理解，为探索人类经历和相互联系提供了独特的挂毯。这项研究的目的是表明老年人作为智慧的源泉，在创造扣人心弦的故事、促进代际知识交流方面发挥着至关重要的作用。本文利用文学老年学和生活写作的理论框架来提高人们对老年复杂性的认识，展示衰老过程作为追踪过去与现在之间交集的关键因素。马丁坦率的回忆录为读者提供了一个平台，让他们反思生活叙事的统一力量，以及过去的行为对后代的影响。

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Everything lost? On the interaction of queerness and dementia in Axel Ranisch's Dicke Mädchen (2011) 一切都失去了吗?论阿克塞尔·拉尼什的《迪克》Mädchen（2011）中酷儿与痴呆的相互作用

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101309

Stefan Horlacher, Franziska Röber

This article explores the representation of dementia and queer relationships in the prizewinning film Dicke Mädchen (2011), which is part of German alternative cinema. It examines the various interplays, reciprocal disturbances, and intersections between age, gender and the intertwinement of female dementia and male queerness in order to illustrate how this link blurs traditional categories based on binaries and fosters the emergence of queer desires. Simultaneously, the film visually and narratively reminds its characters of the societal norms surrounding them and thus reinforces heteronormative structures, which, for the male protagonists, make a lasting queer romance impossible. Therefore, we argue that although the film challenges traditional representations of dementia, age, heteronormativity, and care, there is also a clear tendency by the film's narrative and visual framework towards the containment of the non-normative imaginary freedoms it projects. While male queerness and female dementia are first lovingly and creatively explored, they are finally subjected to expulsion and death.

本文探讨了获奖电影《迪克Mädchen》（2011）中对痴呆和酷儿关系的表现，这部电影是德国另类电影的一部分。它考察了年龄、性别、女性痴呆和男性酷儿之间的各种相互作用、相互干扰和交集，以说明这种联系如何模糊了基于二元的传统分类，并促进了酷儿欲望的出现。同时，影片在视觉上和叙事上都提醒了角色周围的社会规范，从而强化了异性恋的规范结构，这对男主角来说，使一段持久的酷儿爱情变得不可能。因此，我们认为，尽管这部电影挑战了痴呆症、年龄、异性恋和护理的传统表现形式，但电影的叙事和视觉框架也明显倾向于遏制它所投射的非规范性想象自由。虽然男性酷儿和女性痴呆最初是充满爱和创造性的探索，但他们最终受到驱逐和死亡。

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“Families are a resource, not the enemy”: Canadian family caregivers' experiences of COVID-19 pandemic visitor restrictions “家庭是一种资源，而不是敌人”：加拿大家庭照顾者在COVID-19大流行访客限制中的经历

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101311

Kirstian Gibson , Heather Alford , Heather Ward , Paulette V. Hunter

Canadian long-term care homes implemented strict visitor restrictions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to control the spread of the virus among residents. These restrictions extended to family caregivers, a significant provider of in-person physical and social care, preventing them from entering long-term care homes. The purpose of the current study was to explore the experiences and observations of family caregivers during the prolonged visitor restrictions. Fifteen semi-structured, one-on-one interviews were conducted with family caregivers of persons living in long-term care and analysed using a codebook thematic approach. Four themes were identified: a) pandemic policies dismissed family relationships; b) prolonged separation traumatised families; c) family caregivers were resourceful in fulfilling their roles; and d) family caregivers are calling for collaborative change. Our findings reflect how long-term care policies and standards that lacked a family-centred lens resulted in barriers to care and led to serious concerns about the quality of life of residents and serious distress among family caregivers.

加拿大长期护理院在COVID-19大流行开始时实施了严格的访客限制，以控制病毒在居民中的传播。这些限制扩大到家庭照顾者，他们是面对面的身体和社会照顾的重要提供者，阻止他们进入长期护理院。本研究的目的是探讨家庭照顾者在长期访客限制期间的经验和观察。对长期护理人员的家庭照顾者进行了15次半结构化的一对一访谈，并使用代码本主题方法进行了分析。确定了四个主题：a)大流行病政策忽视家庭关系；B)长期分离，受创伤的家庭；C)家庭照顾者在履行其角色时足智多谋；d)家庭照顾者正在呼吁合作变革。我们的研究结果反映了缺乏以家庭为中心的长期护理政策和标准如何导致护理障碍，并导致对居民生活质量的严重担忧和家庭照顾者的严重困扰。

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Building a social support network for informal caregivers of older adults: A case study of Carer Cafés in Hong Kong 为长者非正式照顾者建立社会支持网络：香港照顾者咖啡厅个案研究

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101310

Ka-yi Fung , Wing-sun Chan

This study addresses the social care issue of supporting older adults' informal caregivers at the community level. It assesses how community café initiatives, particularly the Carer Café project by the Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres (HKFWC), develop support networks and enable access to embedded social capital. Utilizing the organizational brokerage model, this research analyzes the network characteristics formed around informal caregivers within the café. This qualitative study employs individual in-depth interviews, focus groups, and observations to collect data. We interviewed 26 informants and observed the operation of five Carer Cafés. Key findings indicate that support networks are deeply integrated with the organization's norms, influencing social interactions in terms of frequency, duration, outward focus, and collaboration. Caregivers benefit from various forms of social capital derived from the Carer Café's networks, which provide enduring support beyond the café setting. While the support networks have extended to the community, they remain embedded in the organization. This embeddedness helps staff take note of caregivers' situations and facilitates the flow of assistance from organizations to caregivers. The study highlights the importance of organizational embeddedness in shaping support networks, offering insights for improving caregiver services and informing policy development.

本研究探讨社区层面老年人非正式照护者的社会关怀问题。报告评估了社区咖啡馆活动，特别是香港妇女中心联会（HKFWC）的“照顾咖啡馆”项目，如何发展支持网络，并使人们能够获得嵌入的社会资本。本研究运用组织中介模型，分析了咖啡馆内非正式照顾者所形成的网络特征。本定性研究采用个人深度访谈、焦点小组和观察来收集数据。我们采访了26名举报人，并观察了5个护理中心的运作情况。主要研究结果表明，支持网络与组织规范深度整合，在频率、持续时间、外向焦点和协作方面影响社会互动。照顾者受益于从照顾者咖啡馆网络中获得的各种形式的社会资本，这些社会资本提供了咖啡馆环境之外的持久支持。虽然支持网络已扩展到社区，但它们仍然嵌入在组织中。这种嵌入性有助于员工注意到照顾者的情况，并促进从组织到照顾者的援助流动。该研究强调了组织嵌入性在形成支持网络方面的重要性，为改善护理服务和为政策制定提供信息提供了见解。

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On personhood in residential and long-term care centres 关于住宿和长期护理中心的人格

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101308

Eric Gagnon , Romane Marcotte

For many years, there has been a great deal of discussion about “personhood” in healthcare, particularly in long-term care. Intervention programs are designed to be person-centered. The quality of care and services is measured in terms of respect for the person. But what exactly does this concept mean? Drawing on ethnographic research conducted in long-term care facilities, we will examine four main meanings given by the caregivers and the residents to the word of personhood (the autonomous person, the vulnerable person, the unique person, and the good person) and how these meanings are expressed in behaviors and care. More specifically, we will focus on how the idea of personhood brings together broader values and its ethical dimensions. The goal of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the concept of personhood in contemporary western societies.

多年来，在医疗保健领域，特别是在长期护理领域，关于“人格”的讨论很多。干预方案的设计以人为本。护理和服务的质量是根据对人的尊重来衡量的。但是这个概念到底是什么意思呢？根据在长期护理机构中进行的民族志研究，我们将研究护理者和居民对人格这个词的四种主要含义（自主人，弱势人，独特人，好人）以及这些含义如何在行为和护理中表达。更具体地说，我们将关注人格的概念如何将更广泛的价值观及其伦理维度结合在一起。本研究的目的是促进对当代西方社会人格概念的理解。

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Priests aging well: The role of gerotranscendence and its relationships with perceived health status, and life satisfaction among Catholic priests 神职人员的长寿：天主教神职人员的长者超越作用及其与感知健康状况和生活满意度的关系

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101301

Jordan Orbe , Michiko Iwasaki , Anthony Isacco , Carolyn McNamara Barry , Molly Quigley , John Dimoff

Aging in the priesthood presents unique challenges in America. Due to the declining number of priests serving the growing U.S. Catholic population, many older priests delay retirement and continue to work while dealing with various physical, mental, and emotional challenges associated with aging. The present study examined predictors of life satisfaction in aging priests, using a combination of established predictors (age, spiritual transcendence, overall health) and three novel predictors corresponding to the three domains of gerotranscendence (cosmic, coherence, solitude) set out by Tornstam (1989, 2005). Survey data collected from 201 ordained Roman Catholic senior priests (between ages 50–93) revealed high levels of life satisfaction and satisfaction that was positively correlated with age, spiritual transcendence, and self-rated health. In addition, the combination of gerotranscendence predictors explained a statistically significant amount of the variance in life satisfaction, even when controlling for age, spiritual transcendence, and overall health. The coherence domain of gerotranscendence outperformed all other predictors in our model, suggesting that this may be an especially salient predictor of life satisfaction in aging priests. The present study lends support to the application of gerotranscendence when examining the wellbeing of older priests. Interventions aimed at fostering gerotranscendence appear crucial for enhancing priests' life satisfaction throughout their lives.

在美国，神职人员的老龄化带来了独特的挑战。由于为不断增长的美国天主教徒服务的牧师人数减少，许多年长的牧师推迟退休，继续工作，同时处理与衰老有关的各种身体，精神和情感挑战。本研究考察了老年牧师生活满意度的预测因素，使用了已建立的预测因素（年龄、精神超越、整体健康）和三个新的预测因素，这些预测因素对应于Tornstam（1989,2005）提出的老年超越的三个领域（宇宙、一致性、孤独）。从201位被任命的罗马天主教高级神父（年龄在50-93岁之间）中收集的调查数据显示，生活满意度和满意度与年龄、精神超越和自评健康呈正相关。此外，即使在控制年龄、精神超越和整体健康的情况下，老年超越预测因子的组合也解释了生活满意度在统计上的显著差异。在我们的模型中，年龄超越的相干域优于所有其他预测因子，这表明这可能是老年牧师生活满意度的一个特别显著的预测因子。目前的研究提供支持的应用老年超越时，检查福利的老牧师。旨在促进长者超越的干预措施似乎对提高牧师一生的生活满意度至关重要。

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Exploring sexual liberation in middle age: An intersectional analysis of homosexual women in Jackie Kay's short stories 探索中年性解放：对杰基短篇小说中同性恋女性的交叉分析

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101307

Verónica Vizcaíno

The aging experiences of non-heterosexual women are frequently overlooked and undervalued in contemporary society. Consequently, the prevailing perception of middle-aged women predominantly revolves around their roles as heterosexual partners or mothers. As a result, some homosexual women may feel compelled to conceal their sexual orientation, only revealing their identity later in life as they age. Researchers are increasingly moving beyond simplistic notions of aging and adopting an intersectional approach to explore the complex relationship between aging, gender, and sexuality, enabling a deeper understanding of the intricate dynamics of social division and identity (Almack et al., 2020). However, the majority of women's aging narratives primarily assume heterosexuality, creating a significant research gap and hindering our understanding of how patterns of successful aging may diverge among lesbian adults (Cruikshank, 2013; Van Wagenen et al., 2013).

This paper explores the intersection of sexuality, gender, and aging in homosexual women through an analysis of three short stories by the prominent Scottish writer Jackie Kay: “Physics and Chemistry” (2002), “Grace and Rose” (2012), and “The First Lady of Song” (2012). These stories contemplate the aging journey as a challenging but liberating process, where five protagonists embrace their sexual orientation in their middle age, boldly claiming their place in a society that excludes them. Framed within the interdisciplinary field of aging studies, this paper offers an intersectional analysis of these three fictional narratives. By delving into these stories, the study aims to deepen our comprehension of the challenges homosexual women face as they navigate the aging process, underscoring the need for a greater recognition of their experiences.

非异性恋女性的衰老经历在当代社会经常被忽视和低估。因此，对中年妇女的普遍看法主要围绕着她们作为异性伴侣或母亲的角色展开。因此，一些女同性恋者可能会被迫隐瞒自己的性取向，只有当她们变老时才会暴露自己的身份。研究人员越来越多地超越简单的老龄化概念，采用交叉方法探索老龄化、性别和性行为之间的复杂关系，从而更深入地了解社会分裂和身份的复杂动态（Almack et al., 2020）。然而，大多数女性的衰老叙事主要假设是异性恋，这造成了一个重大的研究空白，阻碍了我们对女同性恋成年人成功衰老模式的理解(Cruikshank, 2013；Van Wagenen et al., 2013)。本文通过对苏格兰著名作家杰基·凯的三篇短篇小说《物理与化学》（2002）、《格蕾丝与玫瑰》（2012）和《第一夫人之歌》（2012）的分析，探讨了同性恋女性在性、性别和衰老方面的交集。在这些故事中，五个主人公在中年时接受了自己的性取向，大胆地在一个排斥他们的社会中主张自己的地位，把衰老的旅程看作是一个充满挑战但又解放的过程。在老龄化研究的跨学科领域内，本文对这三种虚构的叙事进行了交叉分析。通过深入研究这些故事，这项研究旨在加深我们对同性恋女性在衰老过程中面临的挑战的理解，强调有必要更多地认识到她们的经历。

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Introduction to special edition: Gender and sexual aging in the history and culture of health and medicine 介绍特别版：性别和性老龄化的历史和文化的健康和医学

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101306

Alison Downham Moore , Sarah Lamb

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Climate transition and climate adaptation: The experiences of older immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Israel 气候转型与气候适应：前苏联老年移民在以色列的经历

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101304

Natalie Ulitsa, Liat Ayalon

Although immigrant adjustment has been widely studied, the impact of climate and environmental changes on immigrants' experiences, particularly among older immigrants, has received less attention. Older immigrants are especially vulnerable due to challenges arising from the intersection of advanced age and immigrant status, challenges that are further compounded by global climate change. This study addresses this gap by exploring the retrospective experiences and current perceptions of older immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel, focusing on their climate transition and adaptation processes. Drawing on the life course perspective and intersectionality approach as key theoretical frameworks, the study examines how past experiences and intersecting social identities influence adaptation to new climatic conditions and natural environment.

We employed a qualitative methodology, utilizing semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 28 older Israeli immigrants from the FSU who arrived in Israel during the 1990s. Thematic content analysis revealed three key themes: 1) the experience of climate transition upon initial arrival in Israel and over time; 2) nostalgia for the climatic and environmental conditions of the FSU; and 3) strategies for acclimating and finding comfort in the new climatic and natural environment of Israel.

The findings highlight the diverse and complex nature of climate transition experiences among older immigrants, shaped by various psychosocial factors. These insights emphasize the need for tailored support to assist older immigrants in adapting to new climate conditions, which is crucial as global climate change continues to impact vulnerable populations.

尽管移民适应已被广泛研究，但气候和环境变化对移民经历的影响，特别是对老年移民的影响，却很少受到关注。老年移民尤其容易受到高龄和移民身份交叉带来的挑战的影响，而全球气候变化进一步加剧了这一挑战。本研究通过探索以色列前苏联（FSU）老年移民的回顾性经历和当前看法，重点关注他们的气候转型和适应过程，解决了这一差距。该研究以生命历程视角和交叉性方法为关键理论框架，探讨了过去的经历和交叉的社会身份如何影响对新气候条件和自然环境的适应。我们采用了一种定性方法，利用半结构化访谈和焦点小组对28名来自FSU的20世纪90年代抵达以色列的年长以色列移民进行了调查。主题内容分析揭示了三个关键主题：1)初到以色列时和随着时间的推移气候转变的经验；2)怀念前苏联的气候和环境条件；3)适应和适应以色列新气候和自然环境的策略。研究结果强调了老年移民的气候转变经历的多样性和复杂性，受到各种社会心理因素的影响。这些见解强调了有必要为老年移民提供量身定制的支持，以帮助他们适应新的气候条件，这在全球气候变化继续影响弱势群体的情况下至关重要。

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