GENDER DIFFERENCES IN YOUNG ADULT ATTITUDES TOWARDS AGING - A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AGING WELL NARRATIVES

Sep 28, 2026

Study examines how young adults conceptualize “aging well” and how these ideas form, with emphasis on gender differences. Qualitative inductive analysis was applied to free spoken responses from 99 psychology students aged 17–26 at the University of Arizona, collected via a Zoom interview question about the meaning of aging well. Emergent themes included physical health and appearance, elders as role models, mental health and fitness, social networks, attitudes of aging, life satisfaction, and well-being. MAXQDA supported identifying gender gaps, especially in cognitive health, living life to the fullest, and elders as positive role models.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages1

Reading Time3 min

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Abstract

Study Design and Sample

Data Collection and Inductive Analysis

Emergent Themes

Gender Differences and Key Findings

FAQs

What question were participants asked in the study?

Participants provided a 4-minute free spoken response explaining, in their own words, what “aging well” means to them.

What themes were identified in young adults’ aging well narratives?

Themes included physical health and physical appearance, elders as role models, mental health and fitness, social network, attitudes of aging, life satisfaction, and well-being.

How were gender differences analyzed?

Themes and sub-themes were extracted using inductive analysis, and MAXQDA software was used to identify gender differences in the prevalence of these themes.

Sep 28, 2026

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