在内部化的年龄歧视干预中,老年人中关于衰老的叙述变化
Dallas J Murphy1,2, Joanna E Jacob1, Corey S Mackenzie1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Aging & mental health
|June 24, 2025
概括
经过六周的干预,老年人减少了内部化的年龄歧视. 他们的老龄化叙述从关注衰退和损失转向强调有意义的活动和适应性应对策略.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 长期暴露于年龄歧视可能会被老年人内化,导致不良的健康结果.
- 内部化的年龄歧视是一个重大问题,但有效的减少策略仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解和缓解内化年龄主义对于促进健康老龄化至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在"再想象衰老"干预之前和之后,探索老年人中衰老叙述的转变.
- 评估干预对减少内化年龄歧视及其在个人叙述中的表现的影响.
- 为了识别与衰老相关的自我认知的定性变化.
主要方法:
- 一个为期六周的"重新想象衰老"干预,结合了教育和接受和承诺治疗 (ACT).
- 在两个时间点 (干预前和干预后) 75名老年人的衰老叙述的内容分析.
- 利用诱导性内容分析来识别类别,使用定向性内容分析来评估参与者内部的变化.
主要成果:
- 干预后的叙述显示,内部化的年龄歧视对参与者的自我描述的影响减少了.
- 最初的叙述 (时间1) 集中在未来的担忧和健康挑战 (衰退,损失).
- 后来的叙述 (第二次) 强调了参与有意义的活动和适应性应对机制.
结论:
- "重新想象衰老"的干预有效地减少了内部化的年龄主义,正如之前的研究所证明的那样.
- 这项研究表明,老龄化自我认知的定性转变,远离年龄主义和损失,转向积极的,以价值为中心的主题.
- 这些发现支持该干预措施在重塑衰老经历和促进老年人心理健康方面的有效性.
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