Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland
<p>For ageing adults, rural areas present challenges to social and psychological well-being that are qualitatively different from those encountered in urban and suburban areas. Because of its importance to well-being, we explored the ways in which older adults in rural Ireland operate on and e...
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| description | <p>For ageing adults, rural areas present challenges to social and psychological well-being that are qualitatively different from those encountered in urban and suburban areas. Because of its importance to well-being, we explored the ways in which older adults in rural Ireland operate on and experience their social environment. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample (n = 10) of active older adults living in a sparsely populated, rural, and geographically isolated area of Ireland. Transcripts were thematically analyzed to gain insight into the ways these older adults reciprocally build informal social capital and engage in generative activity. Findings challenge commonplace notions of rural life as socially isolating and lonely for older adults and suggest that these older adults enact valuable roles in their rural community that are important to social and psychological well-being</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2102ae2c3426484dab0a2428704e1e372022-12-22T01:37:39ZengUniversità del SalentoCommunity Psychology in Global Perspective2421-21132017-02-0131153210.1285/i24212113v3i1p1515185Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural IrelandRuby Birrer-HardwickRonni Michelle Greenwood<p>For ageing adults, rural areas present challenges to social and psychological well-being that are qualitatively different from those encountered in urban and suburban areas. Because of its importance to well-being, we explored the ways in which older adults in rural Ireland operate on and experience their social environment. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample (n = 10) of active older adults living in a sparsely populated, rural, and geographically isolated area of Ireland. Transcripts were thematically analyzed to gain insight into the ways these older adults reciprocally build informal social capital and engage in generative activity. Findings challenge commonplace notions of rural life as socially isolating and lonely for older adults and suggest that these older adults enact valuable roles in their rural community that are important to social and psychological well-being</p>http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/cpgp/article/view/15802older adults, rural life, social capital, generativity, well-being |
| spellingShingle | Ruby Birrer-Hardwick Ronni Michelle Greenwood Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland Community Psychology in Global Perspective older adults, rural life, social capital, generativity, well-being |
| title | Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland |
| title_full | Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland |
| title_fullStr | Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland |
| title_short | Older adults’ social capital and generative activity in rural Ireland |
| title_sort | older adults social capital and generative activity in rural ireland |
| topic | older adults, rural life, social capital, generativity, well-being |
| url | http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/cpgp/article/view/15802 |
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