Search Results - "Journal of aging studies"

Aging in place and the places of aging: A longitudinal study by Lewis, Camilla, Buffel, Tine

“…Aging in place policies have been adopted internationally as a response to population aging. The approach historically referred to the goal of helping people…”
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“It's the worst bloody feeling in the world”: Experiences of loneliness and social isolation among older people living in care homes by Barbosa Neves, Barbara, Sanders, Alexandra, Kokanović, Renata

“…Loneliness and social isolation in later life result in social exclusion, reduced well-being, and significant health problems. Yet, we have a limited…”
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“But at the age of 85? Forget it!”: Internalized ageism, a barrier to technology use by Köttl, Hanna, Gallistl, Vera, Rohner, Rebekka, Ayalon, Liat

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how everyday information and communication technology (EICT), such as online banking, e-shopping, or e-mail, are…”
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Permanent personhood or meaningful decline? Toward a critical anthropology of successful aging by Lamb, Sarah

“…Abstract The current North American successful aging movement offers a particular normative model of how to age well, one tied to specific notions of…”
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Advancing understanding of person-environment interaction in later life: One step further by Chaudhury, Habib, Oswald, Frank

“…This paper reconsiders the existing conceptual frameworks and models in environmental gerontology and takes a step forward towards a comprehensive and…”
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Social research and co-production with older people: Developing age-friendly communities by Buffel, Tine

“…The aging of the population, together with the need for more inclusive and responsive policies and services, has contributed to a burgeoning interest in…”
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A theoretical model to explain the smart technology adoption behaviors of elder consumers (Elderadopt) by Golant, Stephen M.

“…A growing global population of older adults is potential consumers of a category of products referred to as smart technologies, but also known as telehealth,…”
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The need for a social revolution in residential care by Theurer, Kristine, Mortenson, W. Ben, Stone, Robyn, Suto, Melinda, Timonen, Virpi, Rozanova, Julia

“…Abstract Loneliness and depression are serious mental health concerns across the spectrum of residential care, from nursing homes to assisted and retirement…”
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Natural neighborhood networks — Important social networks in the lives of older adults aging in place by Gardner, Paula J

“…Abstract Neighborhoods are important places of aging and meaningful contexts of life for many older people. The overall aim of this study was to explore the…”
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Celebrating fifty years of research and applications in reminiscence and life review: State of the art and new directions by Westerhof, Gerben J, Bohlmeijer, Ernst T

“…Abstract Fifty years ago, psychiatrist Robert Butler (1963) published an influential article on the recollection and evaluation of personal memories in later…”
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Revisioning aging: Indigenous, crip and queer renderings by Changfoot, Nadine, Rice, Carla, Chivers, Sally, Williams, Alice Olsen, Connors, Angela, Barrett, Ann, Gordon, Mary, Lalonde, Gisele

“…In this article, we re-vision Anishinaabe, crip and queer futures of aging against and beyond dominant successful aging narratives by drawing on our archive of…”
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Doing digital exclusion – technology practices of older internet non-users by Gallistl, Vera, Rohner, Rebekka, Hengl, Lisa, Kolland, Franz

“…Gerontological literature has widely explored barriers to technology use in later life, often drawing upon binary conceptualizations of “using” and “not using”…”
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Explaining the continuum of social participation among older adults in Singapore: from 'closed doors' to active ageing in multi-ethnic community settings by Aw, Su, Koh, Gerald, Oh, Yeon Ju, Wong, Mee Lian, Vrijhoef, Hubertus J.M., Harding, Susana Concordo, Geronimo, Mary Ann B., Lai, Cecilia Yoon Fong, Hildon, Zoe J.L.

“…This study aims to identify and explain the continuum in which older people in Singapore participate in community and social life, highlighting the influence…”
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Precarity in late life: Understanding new forms of risk and insecurity by Grenier, Amanda, Phillipson, Chris, Laliberte Rudman, Debbie, Hatzifilalithis, Stephanie, Kobayashi, Karen, Marier, Patrik

“…Population aging and longevity in the context of declining social commitments, raises concerns about disadvantage and widening inequality in late life. This…”
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Co-creativity, well-being and agency: A case study analysis of a co-creative arts group for people with dementia by Zeilig, Hannah, Tischler, Victoria, van der Byl Williams, Millie, West, Julian, Strohmaier, Sarah

“…At the heart of this paper is an exploration of artistic co-creativity involving people with dementia and their partners. Co-creativity promotes a relational…”
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Understanding the experiences of racialized older people through an intersectional life course perspective by Ferrer, Ilyan, Grenier, Amanda, Brotman, Shari, Koehn, Sharon

“…Abstract This article proposes the development of an intersectional life course perspective that is capable of exploring the links between structural…”
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Toward a discourse shift in social gerontology: From successful aging to harmonious aging by Liang, Jiayin, Luo, Baozhen

“…Abstract Successful aging, though controversial, is used as an overarching conceptual framework in social gerontology. In this theory critique, the discourse…”
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Queer futures? Forget it! Dementia, queer theory and the limits of normativity by King, Andrew

“…This article, which takes inspiration from Sandberg and Marshall's (2017) critique of successful ageing futures, considers how dementia is framed, arguing that…”
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Spacetimematter of aging – The material temporalities of later life by Gallistl, Vera, Wanka, Anna

“…Material gerontology poses the question of how aging processes are co-constituted in relation to different forms of (human and non-human) materiality. This…”
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