The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation
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Resumo: | Abstract Objective: characterize and analyze social representations of middle-aged adults over their old age. Method: Qualitative research supported by the Theory of Social Representation. The field of study was the marginal urban jurisdiction of the Toribia Castro and San Martin Health Centers, in the Lambayeque district, in Peru. Two hundred people between 40 and 59 years old were participants in the study, 50% males and 50% females. Data was collected using the Free Word Association Technique, with the inductor term “my old age”. The data was analyzed with the EVOC 2003 software. Results: middle-aged adults generated a similar representation of their old age with the use of the following elements: disease, family, uselessness, loneliness. The concepts of protection and fear only appeared in the probable central nucleus of the representation of men, while in that of women, sadness was the one that appeared the most. Conclusion: The probable central nucleus of old age shows negative representation overall and, depending on how the person copes with it in the course of their life, the meanings assigned to it will vary. Health promotion policies that highlight self-care and communicate a positive and autonomous image of old age can contribute to reconfigure such representations. |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representationAdultHealth of the ElderlyAgingPsychology, SocialHealth PoliceAbstract Objective: characterize and analyze social representations of middle-aged adults over their old age. Method: Qualitative research supported by the Theory of Social Representation. The field of study was the marginal urban jurisdiction of the Toribia Castro and San Martin Health Centers, in the Lambayeque district, in Peru. Two hundred people between 40 and 59 years old were participants in the study, 50% males and 50% females. Data was collected using the Free Word Association Technique, with the inductor term “my old age”. The data was analyzed with the EVOC 2003 software. Results: middle-aged adults generated a similar representation of their old age with the use of the following elements: disease, family, uselessness, loneliness. The concepts of protection and fear only appeared in the probable central nucleus of the representation of men, while in that of women, sadness was the one that appeared the most. Conclusion: The probable central nucleus of old age shows negative representation overall and, depending on how the person copes with it in the course of their life, the meanings assigned to it will vary. Health promotion policies that highlight self-care and communicate a positive and autonomous image of old age can contribute to reconfigure such representations.Universidade do Estado do Rio Janeiro2020-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232020000600204Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia v.23 n.6 2020reponame:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstname:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)instacron:UFRJ10.1590/1981-22562020023.200162info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCotrina,Anita del Rosario ZevallosHuarcaya,Sofia Sabina LavadoFerreira,Márcia de Assunçãoeng2020-10-02T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1809-98232020000600204Revistahttp://revista.unati.uerj.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1809-9823&lng=pt&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistabgg@gmail.com1981-22561809-9823opendoar:2020-10-02T00:00Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)false |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation Cotrina,Anita del Rosario Zevallos Adult Health of the Elderly Aging Psychology, Social Health Police |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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The middle-aged adult and their own old age: a structural approach to social representation |
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Cotrina,Anita del Rosario Zevallos |
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Cotrina,Anita del Rosario Zevallos Huarcaya,Sofia Sabina Lavado Ferreira,Márcia de Assunção |
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Huarcaya,Sofia Sabina Lavado Ferreira,Márcia de Assunção |
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Cotrina,Anita del Rosario Zevallos Huarcaya,Sofia Sabina Lavado Ferreira,Márcia de Assunção |
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Adult Health of the Elderly Aging Psychology, Social Health Police |
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Adult Health of the Elderly Aging Psychology, Social Health Police |
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Abstract Objective: characterize and analyze social representations of middle-aged adults over their old age. Method: Qualitative research supported by the Theory of Social Representation. The field of study was the marginal urban jurisdiction of the Toribia Castro and San Martin Health Centers, in the Lambayeque district, in Peru. Two hundred people between 40 and 59 years old were participants in the study, 50% males and 50% females. Data was collected using the Free Word Association Technique, with the inductor term “my old age”. The data was analyzed with the EVOC 2003 software. Results: middle-aged adults generated a similar representation of their old age with the use of the following elements: disease, family, uselessness, loneliness. The concepts of protection and fear only appeared in the probable central nucleus of the representation of men, while in that of women, sadness was the one that appeared the most. Conclusion: The probable central nucleus of old age shows negative representation overall and, depending on how the person copes with it in the course of their life, the meanings assigned to it will vary. Health promotion policies that highlight self-care and communicate a positive and autonomous image of old age can contribute to reconfigure such representations. |
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