A photovoice study of older adults' conceptualizations of risk
| Autor: | Kathy L. Rush, Jean Kozak, Mary Ann Murphy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Aging Social Values Concept Formation Health Status Emotions Exploratory research Individuality Poison control Denial Psychological Social value orientations Social Environment Suicide prevention Developmental psychology Quality of life (healthcare) Risk-Taking Harm Reduction Residence Characteristics Adaptation Psychological Photovoice Photography Medicine Humans Aged Social Responsibility Cultural Characteristics business.industry Health Policy Human factors and ergonomics Social environment General Medicine Issues ethics and legal aspects Accidental Falls Female business Social psychology Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of aging studies. 26(4) |
| ISSN: | 1879-193X |
| Popis: | Risk is a multifaceted and complex concept that mediates quality of life through the balance between risk taking and risk avoidance. Society expects older adults to identify and manage their personal risks yet little is known about the meaning of risk in their daily lives and how they balance the tensions between taking and avoiding risks. Therefore the purpose of this study was to explore how older adults construe risk. A qualitative exploratory study that incorporated photovoice methodology was used. Seventeen older adults, over a weeklong period, took pictures and kept a log of the places, spaces, events, activities, or situations that best represented risk. Subsequently, they participated in a follow-up individual interview. Older adults viewed risk both positively and negatively, judging the saliency of a risk according to criteria that related both to the risk itself and to personal characteristics. Although risk was avoided in specific situations, risk taking was participants' primary approach to risk, which assumed three forms: adaptive, opportunistic, and/or unjustifiable. Contrary to societal views, older adults view risk as constructive and personally relevant, and as something to be taken and need to be supported in risk taking rather than risk avoidance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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