Pleasure
A forgotten dimension of physical activity in older age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4601130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cassandra Phoenix (0000-0001-7262-4427, Royal Cornwall Hospital), Noreen Orr (0000-0002-5822-0247, Royal Cornwall Hospital) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Pages | 94-102 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.013 |
| PMID | 24955874 |
| OpenAlex | W1986009488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 54 |
Pleasure is an under-researched and under theorized concept within health and health-related areas, particularly in relation to physical activity in older age. This gap is addressed here. The paper forms part of a larger qualitative project conducted between March 2011 and July 2013 within which fifty-one physically active older adults (age sixty to ninety-two years) were interviewed about their experiences of physical activity. Twenty-seven of these participants were also involved in a photo elicitation exercise whereby they responded to photographic images of themselves doing their activity. The paper reports in-depth on one of the themes - pleasure - that was initially identified through a rigorous categorical-content analysis of this data. An original typology of pleasure for physical activity in older age is developed, which details four significant ideal types of pleasure: sensual pleasure; documented pleasure; the pleasure of habitual action; and the pleasure of immersion. The implications of this typology for debates around embodiment, affect, and narratives of ageing are discussed in relation to health promotion and future research in this underserved area
Affect (linguistics · Art · Developmental psychology · Narrative · Pleasure · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Communication · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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