Rich Jane L, Wright Sarah L, Loxton Deborah
Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2012 Dec;20(6):324-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01294.x.
This paper explores women's experiences of drought in Australia. Despite the significance of drought for rural life in Australia, there is little research seeking to understand its psychological consequences. There is also a need to recognise gendered experiences of drought and for research that addresses its long-term effects as people age in prolonged drought-affected areas.
The study explores longitudinal qualitative data collected by the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Free-text comments (n = 217), collected via mailed survey at five time points (1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007) from the same 77 women, were subjected to a narrative analysis.
Participants from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health who were aged 45-50 when the study began in 1996.
Findings indicate that drought has an impact on women as they age, particularly in reference to menopause, access to support systems and retirement.
This study concludes that the experience of drought cannot be disentangled from the realities of gender and ageing.
本文探讨澳大利亚女性的干旱经历。尽管干旱对澳大利亚农村生活意义重大，但很少有研究试图了解其心理影响。此外，有必要认识到干旱的性别化经历，并开展研究以探讨在长期受干旱影响地区，随着人们年龄增长干旱所产生的长期影响。
本研究探讨了澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究收集的纵向定性数据。通过邮寄调查在五个时间点（1996年、1998年、2001年、2004年、2007年）从77名相同女性那里收集的自由文本评论（n = 217），接受了叙事分析。
来自澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究的参与者，她们在1996年研究开始时年龄为45 - 50岁。
研究结果表明，随着年龄增长，干旱对女性有影响，特别是在更年期、获得支持系统和退休方面。
本研究得出结论，干旱经历无法与性别和老龄化的现实相脱离。
