A Captive, a Wreck, a Piece of Dirt
Aging Anxieties Embodied in Older People With a Death Wish
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Els Van Wijngaarden (0000-0002-2940-9163, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Carlo Leget (0000-0002-6647-8141, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands), Anne Goossensen (0000-0001-5447-2167, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands), Robert Pool (0000-0002-6535-9458, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Anne‐Mei The (University of Amsterdam), Anne-Mei The (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 245-265 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0030222817732465 |
| PMID | 28933658 |
| OpenAlex | W2758950495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 34 |
The aims of this present study were to explore the use and meaning of metaphors and images about aging in older people with a death wish and to elucidate what these metaphors and images tell us about their self-understanding and imagined feared future. Twenty-five in-depth interviews with Dutch older people with a death wish (median 82 years) were analyzed by making use of a phenomenological-hermeneutical metaphor analysis approach. We found 10 central metaphorical concepts: (a) struggle, (b) victimhood, (c) void, (d) stagnation, (e) captivity, (f) breakdown, (g) redundancy, (h) subhumanization, (i) burden, and (j) childhood. It appears that the group under research does have profound negative impressions of old age and about themselves being or becoming old. The discourse used reveals a strong sense of distance, disengagement, and nonbelonging associated with their wish to die. This study empirically supports the theory of stereotype embodiment
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Dirt · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Literature · Older people · Wish · Aging and Gerontology Research · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Ecology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Gerontology
Chasm and net
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |