Later adults' cultural life scripts of middle and later adulthood. Issue 3 (4th May 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Later adults' cultural life scripts of middle and later adulthood. Issue 3 (4th May 2018)
- Main Title:
- Later adults' cultural life scripts of middle and later adulthood
- Authors:
- Grysman, Azriel
Dimakis, Sarah - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: The cultural life script (CLS) refers to expected prototypical life events, often including life transitions overwhelmingly occurring at ages 11-30. This study outlined CLS events at ages after the majority of these events typically occur. Participants, age 38-76, nominated events they expected a person of their age to experience in the future. Participants rated each event's valence, importance, prevalence, and expected age of occurrence. Events were coded into three categories: the normative CLS for events listed by previous CLS studies, offspring's CLS for experiencing CLS events of offspring, and later adulthood CLS for other events nominated by at least 4% of participants. Results suggest scripted events highlighting positivity and change. Offspring's CLS was more positive and occurred earlier than others. Correlations emerged between event characteristics and well-being. Results affirm the prominence of transitions in memory, and suggest ways that older adults maintain well-being despite a cultural narrative that emphasizes decline.
- Is Part Of:
- Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition. Volume 25:Issue 3(2018)
- Journal:
- Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition
- Issue:
- Volume 25:Issue 3(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 25, Issue 3 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0025-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 406
- Page End:
- 426
- Publication Date:
- 2018-05-04
- Subjects:
- Cultural life script -- semantic memory -- well-being -- positivity -- transitions
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http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/13825585.2017.1319458 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1382-5585
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