Social lives and cliques within senior housing communities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13101970
AutoresHeidi H Ewen (0000-0002-4215-6551, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA, autor de correspondencia), Kara Dassel (0000-0001-8236-9693, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA), JASLEEN K CHAHAL (University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA), Amy Restorick Roberts (0000-0003-4852-3831, Miami University), Ehiremen Azugbene (University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA)
Año2019
Volumen46
Número3
Páginas129-143
Fecha de publicación2019-07-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHousing and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2376-0923 • E-ISSN: 0888-2746
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08882746.2019.1641690
PMID32952289
OpenAlexW2961826457
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas49

A better understanding of social environments will benefit facilitation of social cultures within senior housing communities. Social cliques naturally form among groups of people, particularly those living in close proximity. Research has shown that often older adults experience stigma based upon their health status and are excluded from social groups. This study examined residents' perceptions of life in senior housing, social stigma, and cliques. Forty-eight residents from two types of senior housing communities participated in the study. Qualitative thematic coding was used to analyze responses to open-ended interview questions. Overall, residents reported satisfaction with the community and their privacy and reported difficulties with distance from family, caregiving, and bereavement. The majority were able to identify cliques, defining them based upon common interests, health status, and shared histories. The most salient finding was that while social cliques existed they were not a source of dissatisfaction or stigma

Perception · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Thematic analysis · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology