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Meaning Over Things: How Objects and Places Matter to the Residential Happiness of Older Adults.
- Source :
- Journal of Aging & Environment; Jul-Sep2023, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p277-294, 18p, 5 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In previous research on aging and place, it comes forward that many people mainly prefer to age in place because they feel connected to their homes and secure in a familiar environment. This paper aims to understand how older adults living independently at home construct their residential happiness. We used photo-elicitation to explore how objects and places are considered important for their residential happiness by older adults (n = 37) in various residential settings in The Netherlands. The findings demonstrate that places and objects either directly evoke unique feelings of residential happiness or via attached personal stories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26892618
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Aging & Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 170718352
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2092926