Constructing Housing Decisions in Later Life: A Discursive Analysis of Older Adults' Discussions about their Housing Decisions in New Zealand

《Constructing Housing Decisions in Later Life: A Discursive Analysis of Older Adults' Discussions about their Housing Decisions in New Zealand》

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关键字: Discursive resources; Housing decisions; Older adults; New Zealand; Discourse analysis; MENTAL-HEALTH; PERSPECTIVE; POPULATION; LONELINESS; RELOCATION; QUALITY; PEOPLE; VIEWS; HOME

作者单位: [Matthews, Tamyra] Massey Univ, Sch Psychol, POB 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. [Stephens, Christine] Massey Univ, Sch Psychol, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Matthews, T (reprint author), Massey Univ, Sch Psychol, POB 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. E-Mail: tamyra.matthews.1@uni.massey.ac.nz

摘要: This study explores the social location of older New Zealanders' housing decisions by examining the discursive resources older adults draw on to construct their housing decisions. Housing decisions in later life are significant and complex, as the house in which an older person lives can be a central part of their life and impact on health, well-being, identity and belonging. While theoretical models exist to try understand these complex decisions for older adults, there are limited studies from a discursive perspective. Interviews were conducted with five individuals and two couples, aged over 65years, who had made a range of different housing decisions. Using discourse analysis, five main interpretative repertoires that older adults used when talking about their housing decisions were identified, labelled: Decline, Medical, Independence, Stability and Family, along with the subject positions provided by each discursive resources. These findings are discussed in relation to discourses of ageing available in today's society.