后悔经历和应对老年问题? 一个印度老年人的案例
Rhicha Raman1,2, Saurabh Maheshwari3,4
1Sikkim University, Gangtok, India.
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
|June 18, 2025
概括
印度老年人经常后悔不采取行动,而不是采取行动. 他们应对与职业,人际关系和财务有关的生活遗憾,使用重新评估和理由等策略.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 后悔是一种普遍的人类情绪,但它的表达和影响在不同文化和年龄组之间可能会有所不同.
- 了解老年人遗憾的具体性质对于开发有针对性的支持和干预至关重要.
- 印度文化可能会影响老年人经历的后悔类型和应对机制.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索印度老年人遗憾的现象.
- 为了确定这一人口中的遗憾的主要来源.
- 检查印度老年人处理生活后悔时使用的应对策略.
主要方法:
- 使用采访方法收集传记的定性研究.
- 从六十名印度老年人 (30名男性,30名女性;平均年龄67.5岁) 收集数据.
- 分析了157起重大遗憾事件,以确定主题和模式.
主要成果:
- 老年人报告的三分之二的遗憾来自于不采取行动,而三分之一来自于采取行动.
- 后悔的常见领域包括职业,人际关系,教育,健康,婚姻,育儿和财务.
- 虽然两性之间的遗憾总体水平相似,但遗憾的具体来源不同;应对策略包括重新评估,向下比较和理由/合理化.
结论:
- 印度老年人对生活的遗憾主要与错过的机会和不采取行动有关.
- 应对机制被积极使用来管理持续的后悔,表明心理性.
- 这些发现为印度的老龄化生活经验提供了宝贵的见解,并为老年人提供了心理支持.
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