United for marriage: Dynamics of elderly couples

Q2 Social Sciences

Interpersona Pub Date : 2020-07-02 DOI:10.5964/ijpr.v14i1.3917

Beatriz Porpino do Rosário Chacon, J. Pedroso

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Abstract

In the face of aging population and the fluidity of intimate relationships, this qualitative study aimed to understand the conjugal dynamics of elderly couples who have been together for more than 20 years. Reflections about the aging, the conjugality formation and the marriage transformations were made by the psychodynamic bias. The Mini-Exam of the Mental State was applied to five Brazilian couples aged from 60 to 83 years old, with an average marriage time of 41.6 years, who were at last interviewed. Such interviews were guided by a semi-directed script with identifying data and five questions previously elaborated according to the research objective. This content was analyzed and their results were thematized showing that couples perceive marriage as a union requiring commitment and sharing of life projects. It was concluded that even amidst a hedonist society, the elderly are not yet thoughtful of individuality, because love for them has a connotation other than a sum of pleasurable moments.

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为婚姻而团结:老年夫妇的动态

面对人口老龄化和亲密关系的流动性，本定性研究旨在了解共同生活超过20年的老年夫妇的婚姻动态。心理动力学偏差对老龄化、夫妻关系的形成和婚姻的转变进行了反思。最后对5对年龄在60岁至83岁之间、平均结婚时间为41.6年的巴西夫妇进行了心理状态迷你测试。这样的访谈是由一个半导向的剧本，识别数据和五个问题，事先根据研究目标阐述指导。对这些内容进行了分析，并对结果进行了主题化处理，表明夫妻认为婚姻是一种需要承诺和分享生活项目的结合。结论是，即使在一个享乐主义的社会中，老年人也没有考虑到个性，因为对他们的爱有一种内涵，而不是快乐时刻的总和。

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Interpersona Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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1.00

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38 weeks

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