Cognition of aging in the elderly: A qualitative study on aging and adaptation
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- Yoshida Kaoru
- Graduate School of Letters, Okayama University
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- Tanaka Tomoko
- Faculty of Letters, Okayama University
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- Other Title
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- 高齢者による「老い」の認知
- 高齢者による「老い」の認知--その発生と適応に関する質的研究
- コウレイシャ ニ ヨル オイ ノ ニンチ ソノ ハッセイ ト テキオウ ニ カンスル シツテキ ケンキュウ
- —その発生と適応に関する質的研究—
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Abstract
The subjective cognition of aging by the elderly was investigated using the qualitative research method of semi-structured interviews. We selected ten healthy elderly people as informants (interviewees) that were aged 65 years or more, and lived independently (Male = 7, Female = 3, Age: M = 72.4, SD = 5.52). Results were suggestive of two kinds of aging. Those that thought, “The classification that I am an old person depends on the social system, but I am not actually old ”were classified as “the socially aged.” Those that thought, “I recognize that I am really old ” were classified as the “the subjectively aged”. These results indicate the need to be attentive to individual aspects of aging. Moreover, these cognitive patterns suggest ways of adapting to aging. The cognition that regarded aging as inevitable, natural, and common was classified as “adaptive acceptance”.
Journal
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- The Japanese Journal of Health Psychology
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The Japanese Journal of Health Psychology 18 (1), 45-54, 2005
The Japanese Association of Health Psychology
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205282679424
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- NII Article ID
- 130004950309
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- NII Book ID
- AN10483586
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- ISSN
- 21875529
- 09173323
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- NDL BIB ID
- 7445300
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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