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Memórias autobiográficas de adultos idosos : Comparações quanto ao género e ao meio sociocultural de residência
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Abstract(s)
Tendo como intenção a apreciação das temáticas de memórias autobiográficas de
adultos idosos, procedeu-se ao presente estudo que envolveu uma amostra de 39 sujeitos
(leque etário=65-88 anos; M=80) de ambos os géneros, provenientes de meios
predominantemente urbanos (n=22) e mediamente urbanos (n=17). Recorreu-se a um
procedimento misto (fechado e aberto) de análise de conteúdo para identificar os temas das
memórias e a tonalidade emocional das mesmas. Os resultados obtidos indicaram que as
mulheres evocaram mais memórias com conteúdos temáticos direccionados para aspectos
relacionais, tendo o género masculino focado mais temas relacionados com a acção
individual. Observaram-se, ainda, diferenças estatisticamente significativas quanto ao género
nos temas lesões ou acidentes, serviço militar e acontecimentos públicos, referidos
prevalentemente pelos homens, e quanto ao meio na vida profissional, abordada
preferencialmente pelos residentes nos meios mediamente urbanos, estes menos diferenciados
quanto à posição social.
The present study involved a sample of 39 older adults (65-88 years old; M=80) of both genders from two different urban areas, one mainly urban (n=22) and the other one median urban (n=17), with the purpose of examining the thematic categories of their autobiographical memories. The content analyses of the memory narratives in terms of themes and emotional valences were based on a mixed procedure (closed and open). The findings indicated that women remembered more memories with affiliative contents, whereas men’s narratives focused more often experiences related to individual action. There were also statistically significant gender differences for themes: injuries or accidents, military service and public events mainly mentioned by men. As for social-cultural context the differences were observed in the theme professional life preferably recollected by median urban context residents, socially less differentiated.
The present study involved a sample of 39 older adults (65-88 years old; M=80) of both genders from two different urban areas, one mainly urban (n=22) and the other one median urban (n=17), with the purpose of examining the thematic categories of their autobiographical memories. The content analyses of the memory narratives in terms of themes and emotional valences were based on a mixed procedure (closed and open). The findings indicated that women remembered more memories with affiliative contents, whereas men’s narratives focused more often experiences related to individual action. There were also statistically significant gender differences for themes: injuries or accidents, military service and public events mainly mentioned by men. As for social-cultural context the differences were observed in the theme professional life preferably recollected by median urban context residents, socially less differentiated.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para a obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Adultos idosos Memórias autobiográficas Género Contexto sociocultural Older adults Autobiographical memories Gender Socio-cultural context