A phenomenological study of romantic love for women in late life

Moore, Teresa J; Sailor, Joanni L.

doi:10.1080/08952841.2017.1290983

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“…Many of them were focused on women's generativity, like grandmothers (Villar et al ., 2012), mothers (James and Zarrett, 2005), childless women (Rubinstein, 1996), women committed to romantic relationships in later life ( e.g. Moore and Sailor, 2018) or older nuns (Black et al ., 2016), to name a few. Beyond gender, other studied profiles have been older people with disabilities or diseases ( e.g.…”

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Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

2021

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Research on later-life generativity has promoted a new view of older persons that, far from the traditional images of disability, dependence and frailty, recognises their capacities, and potential to continue growing, while underlining their participation and contributions to families, communities and society. The goal of this study was to carry out a scoping review on later-life generativity, the first one conducted on this topic as far as we know, to show how studies in this area have evolved, which aspects of generativity in later life have been studied, and the methodological and epistemological approaches that are dominant in this area of inquiry. Our scoping review shows that research into generativity in later life has grown steadily over the past 30 years, and particularly during the last decade. However, our results also show how such growing interest has focused on certain methodological approaches, epistemological frameworks and cultural contexts. We identify four critical gaps and leading-edge research questions that should be at the forefront of future research into generativity in later life, gaps that reflect biases in the existing literature identified in the study. These are classified as methodological, developmental, contextual and ‘dark-side’ gaps.

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Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

2021

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“…Compared to remarriage, older adults in our study expressed more acceptance of love in older age in the 2018 survey year. Smaller, qualitative studies have shown that older adults are more accepting of love than remarriage in older age (Bulcroft & Bulcroft, 1991; Davidson, 2001; Koren, 2015; Moore & Sailor, 2018). This difference in acceptance of love and remarriage could be due to perceived responsibilities associated with remarriage (i.e., caregiving and financial responsibilities) but not with love.…”

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Acceptance of Love and Remarriage Among Older Adults in the Philippines

Kim

Cruz

et al. 2020

J Aging Health

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Objectives: Later-life re-partnership has been linked to healthy aging, but little is known about Philippine older adults’ perception of love and remarriage in older age. Methods: Using two nationally representative surveys on aging in the Philippines, we estimated the proportion of older adults reporting acceptance. Using weighted logistic regression, we assessed sociodemographic and health factors associated with acceptance as well as the relationship of this acceptance with social activity and health behaviors. Results: Only seventeen percent of respondents reported acceptance. Per multivariable analyses, unmarried men and married women reported acceptance, and acceptance was associated with increased social activity and smoking in men, less smoking in women, and more drinking in both genders. Discussion: Most older adults in the Philippines reported love and remarriage in old age as unacceptable. Through these results, we can understand how attitudes toward later-life relationship impact older adults’ health and well-being.

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“…Douma et al (2017) have uncovered multiple dimensions of social life such as family (Li & Zhang, 2015;Litwin & Shiovitz-Ezra, 2011) and offspring (including children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren) (Glenn & McLanahan, 1981), spouse/partner (Peters & Liefbroer, 1997), and neighbours (Cornwell et al, 2008). An examination of women who entered committed relationships in later life showed the presence of some common themes pertaining to spirituality: openness to experience, attraction, commitment, adjournment, and generativity (Moore & Sailor, 2018). On the other hand, research shows that empty nesters and societies with weaker family and social ties are most susceptible to experience an emotional void related to loneliness (Holmén et al, 2000).…”

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Towards a framework of healthy aging practices

Yen

Cohen

Wei

et al. 2022

Journal of Business Research

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This paper explores how aging consumers engage in daily practices to achieve the balance between three aspects of wellbeing: body, mind, and spirit, with data collected from eighteen in-depth interviews with aging consumers, aged from 62 to 90. Taking on a consumer-centric approach to understanding how aging consumers' day-to-day practices affect their wellbeing, the paper shows that aging consumers engage in a wide variety of healthy aging practices, including consuming a healthy diet and exercising to keep a healthy body, reading and learning new things to stimulate and sharpen the mind, and maintaining strong social connections for a happy spirit. Drawing from a holistic Body-Mind-Spirit framework and balance theory in discussing healthy aging, this paper contributes to the healthy aging literature by focusing on the lay consumer-centric perspective. Bringing in the lens of consumption practice, it extends previous understanding of healthy aging by illustrating that only when the three wellbeing dimensions are achieved together through self-engaged daily practices, can aging consumers' wellbeing be effectively and holistically maintained. Managerial and policy making implications are also provided to reflect the research findings.

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A phenomenological study of romantic love for women in late life

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

Acceptance of Love and Remarriage Among Older Adults in the Philippines

Towards a framework of healthy aging practices

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