Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The study aims to explore perceptions of selected Filipino adults towards aging.A total of twelve adults (6 married and 6 single) whose age ranges from 40 to 59 years old were recruited as participants.The study employed a qualitative-narrative research design.Participants were interviewed in accordance with their lived experiences and were analyzed through thematic analysis.The themes emerged from analyses of raw data are as follows:Aging as a responsibility; Aging as a maturation period; Aging as a promising experience; Aging as the process of increasing autonomy; Aging as a phase of increased productivity; Aging as a positive experience; Aging as a stage of physiological; and physical decline and aging as an apprehensive process.Implications of the study are discussed.
Institution: Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W1997838599