A Survey of Women's Social Representations of Aging and Rejuvenation

The goal of this work was to analyze the social representations that women of three different age groups had about aging, rejuvenating, and methods of rejuvenation. The research was performed in São Paulo between 2004 and 2005. The participants of this research were three groups of women of differen...

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Published in:The Spanish journal of psychology 2007-05, Vol.10 (1), p.104-114
Main Authors: Teixeira, Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz, Settembre, Flávio Maciel, Leal, Solange Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Ageing
Aging - psychology
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender Identity
Health Surveys
Humans
Middle Aged
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Rejuvenation - psychology
Social representations
Social Values
Surveys
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Summary:The goal of this work was to analyze the social representations that women of three different age groups had about aging, rejuvenating, and methods of rejuvenation. The research was performed in São Paulo between 2004 and 2005. The participants of this research were three groups of women of different ages: 19 to 24 years, 25 to 35 years, and over 60 years. The data were collected by the focus group technique. Data was analyzed using the lexical analysis software ALCESTE 4.5. The main results show a social representation of aging centered on losses and gains. The subjects appraised the possibility of using rejuvenating methods only when it was extremely necessary, because of the health risks that most of them involve. The three groups agreed about natural methods of rejuvenating instead of resorting to invasive methods. El propósito de este trabajo fué analizar las representaciones sociales de tres grupos de mujeres de diferentes edades acerca del envejecimiento, el rejuvenecimiento y los métodos de rejuvenecimiento. La investigación se llevó a cabo en São Paulo entre 2004 y 2005. Las participantes de la investigación eran tres grupos de mujeres de diferentes edades: 19 a 24 años, 25 a 35 años, y mayores de 60 años. Los datos se recogieron con la técnica del grupo focal Se analizaron empleando el software de análisis lexical ALCESTE 4.5. Los resultados principales revelan una representación social del envejecimiento centrada en pérdidas y ganancias. Las participantes consideraban la posibilidad de usar métodos de rejuvenecimiento sólo cuando era de máxima necesidad, debido a los riesgos de salud que la mayoría de ellos implican. Los tres grupos estaban de acuerdo en el uso de los métodos naturales de rejuvenecimiento en vez de recurrir a métodos invasivos.
ISSN:1138-7416
1988-2904
DOI:10.1017/S1138741600006363