Generational Distinctions on the Importance of Age-Friendly Community Features by Older Age Groups
Generational Distinctions on the Importance of Age-Friendly Community Features by Older Age Groups
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DOI：
10.1177/0733464819847885
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
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3
通讯作者：
Hyer, Kathryn
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Black, Kathy;Hyer, Kathryn
2006年，世界卫生组织发起了一项国际运动，通过重点关注建筑、社会和服务环境，加强社区的积极老龄化和老年友好性。全球模型需要征求老年人对社区特征的偏好，尽管各代人之间的差异越来越大，但调查结果通常是所有老年受访者的汇总结果。本研究旨在探讨老年人友好型社区中超过一半居民年龄在 50 岁或以上的老一代年龄群体的社区特征差异显着性，包括婴儿潮一代 (n= 639) 和沉默一代、政府或一般发行 (GI) 一代 (n= 488)。卡方结果表明，各代年龄组在所有领域都存在显着差异，其中最大的差异与住房、户外空间、就业和参与各种社会活动的偏好有关。婴儿潮一代成年人表达的看法预示着对社区生活的多个部门和特征的影响。
In 2006, the World Health Organization initiated an international movement to enhance active aging and the age-friendliness of communities by focusing efforts on the built, social, and service environment. The global model requires soliciting older adults' preferences regarding community features although findings are typically aggregated across all aged respondents despite mounting distinctions between the generations. This study aimed to examine the differential salience of community features by older generational age groups including Baby Boomers (n= 639) and Silent and Government or General Issued (GI) Generation (n= 488) in an age-friendly community in which more than half of its residents are age 50 or older. Chi-square results indicate significant differences across the generational age groups in all domains with the greatest distinctions pertaining to preferences in housing, outdoor spaces, employment, and participation in varied social activities. The perceptions expressed by Boomer-aged adults portend implications ahead for multiple sectors and features of community life.