Latin-American countries are faced with the challenge of trying to adapt to an aging population, which is exacerbated by the unequal access to income through social security. Previous research from Mexico has focused on the negative consequences of aging in contexts of social adversity. To explore, describe, and characterize the lived experience of old age in Mexican retired men who, despite having diverse medical conditions and meager funds in retirement, led independent and fairly fulfilling lives. An in-depth idiographic analysis was conducted following the experiential methodology of Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Ten participants (aged 65–81) were interviewed. Two superordinate themes emerged as the subjective conditions for a positive experience in old age: (1) the conservation of social agency, and (2) the preservation of a strong bodily identity. Participants from different occupations prior to retirement depicted contrasting narratives. Perceived financial security, despite modest means, was the underlying condition upon which subjective experiences of old age was based. The results show that in countries like Mexico, there is a possibility to reimagine old age as a fulfilling stage in life.

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“我没有理由不快乐”：墨西哥拉丁美洲男性积极老龄化的社会和身体条件


拉丁美洲国家面临着努力适应人口老龄化的挑战，而通过社会保障获得收入的不平等加剧了这一挑战。墨西哥此前的研究重点是社会逆境背景下老龄化的负面后果。探索、描述和描述墨西哥退休男性的晚年生活经历，尽管他们的医疗状况各异，退休后的资金微薄，但他们过着独立且相当充实的生活。按照解释现象学分析（IPA）的经验方法进行了深入的具体分析。十名参与者（65-81 岁）接受了采访。两个最重要的主题成为老年积极体验的主观条件：（1）社会能动性的保护，以及（2）强烈的身体认同的保存。退休前来自不同职业的参与者描述了截然不同的叙述。尽管手段有限，但感知到的经济安全是老年主观体验所依据的基本条件。结果表明，在墨西哥等国家，有可能将老年重新想象为人生中一个充实的阶段。