Abstract Research suggests that one way to encourage healthy aging is to construct one’s environment in a manner that helps maintain one’s identity. Specifically, studies in environmental gerontology posit that the construction of an identifying environment includes the process of claiming a “place” within the space that one resides. Place-making includes both the geographical location and moral ideals that one assigns to the location, and is established in studies of older adults. However, it is less clear how the idea of place-making extends beyond mortality for older adults and their families. The purpose of this study was to explore how personal connections and attachments to a specific location make the burial/memorialization location(s) a “place,” rather than simply a space. In this qualitative study, 12 individuals who had lost older family members were interviewed about their experiences of place-making in the memorialization of their loved ones. Analyses revealed that participants were attached to the places of memorialization because the locations maintained the identity of their loved ones. Additionally, participants also shared that the places of memorialization fostered feelings of the continued presence and connections with their loved ones. Practical implications and future directions for research are also discussed.

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老年人及其家庭纪念活动中与地方的联系

摘要 研究表明，鼓励健康老龄化的一种方法是以有助于保持个人身份的方式构建个人环境。具体而言，环境老年学研究认为，识别环境的构建包括在一个人居住的空间内声明一个“位置”的过程。地方营造包括地理位置和人们赋予该地点的道德理想，并建立在对老年人的研究中。然而，尚不清楚场所营造的想法如何超越老年人及其家庭的死亡率。这项研究的目的是探索与特定地点的个人联系和依恋如何使埋葬/纪念地点成为一个“地方”，而不仅仅是一个空间。在这项定性研究中，12 名失去年长家庭成员的人接受了采访，了解他们在纪念亲人时进行场所营造的经历。分析显示，参与者依恋纪念地点，因为这些地点保留了他们所爱之人的身份。此外，参与者还分享说，纪念场所培养了与亲人持续存在和联系的感觉。还讨论了研究的实际意义和未来方向。参与者还分享说，纪念场所培养了与亲人持续存在和联系的感觉。还讨论了研究的实际意义和未来方向。参与者还分享说，纪念场所培养了与亲人持续存在和联系的感觉。还讨论了研究的实际意义和未来方向。