“Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions”: lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life

IF 4.6 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Qualitative Research in Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI:10.1080/14780887.2023.2180463

Natalie Cotterell, T. Buffel

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ABSTRACT A growing body of work suggests that co-research with older adults contributes to a better understanding of later experienced health and social problems. Yet, few studies have involved minoritised older people as co-researchers, and there has been a lack of critical appraisal of challenges encountered in the process. In response, this paper presents lessons from a project which was aimed at co-producing research to explore experiences of loneliness with and by ethnically and sexually minoritised older people (50+) in Greater Manchester (United Kingdom). The paper presents findings based upon field notes and focus groups with ten older co-researchers reflecting on their motivations,roles, and responsibilities. Four themes will be critically assessed: power and privilege; co-research as an extractive process; co-ownership; and time and financial constraints. At the core of this paper is an examination of how the power held by academics shape opportunities for individuals to meaningfully engage in co-research.

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“知识的持有者是社区，而不是学术机构”：让少数族裔老年人参与一项关于晚年孤独感的研究的经验教训

摘要：越来越多的研究表明，与老年人的共同研究有助于更好地了解后来经历的健康和社会问题。然而，很少有研究涉及少数族裔老年人作为联合研究者，也缺乏对这一过程中遇到的挑战的批判性评估。作为回应，本文介绍了一个项目的经验教训，该项目旨在联合开展研究，探索大曼彻斯特（英国）种族和性少数的老年人（50岁以上）的孤独体验。这篇论文介绍了基于现场笔记和焦点小组的研究结果，十位年长的联合研究人员反思了他们的动机、角色和责任。将严格评估四个主题：权力和特权；共同研究作为一种提取过程；共有；以及时间和财政限制。本文的核心是研究学术界的权力如何为个人有意义地参与共同研究创造机会。

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Qualitative Research in Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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