Faculty of Architecture and Arts, UHasselt-Universiteit Hasselt, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 21;20(1):106. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010106.
(1) Background: With an increasingly diversifying ageing population, it is important to understand what 'ageing well' means to older adults with a migration background. Given older adults' preference to age in place and declining mobility, housing is a significant place in later life. Therefore, this paper explores the influence of housing, migration, and age on older migrants' subjective wellbeing, with attention to immaterial aspects such as a sense of home as well. (2) Methods: In-depth interviews with older migrants from various ethnicities (N = 22) were conducted. The data collection and analysis were led by an inductive and deductive approach through thematic analysis. (3) Results: The results point to the dynamic nature of age(ing) and the role of migration background in the subjective wellbeing of older migrants. The need for preserving one's housing situation and environmental mastery in later life is highlighted. Furthermore, the relation and mutual influence of subjective wellbeing and sense of home is uncovered. (4) Conclusions: This study highlights the intersection of age, migration, and housing to the subjective wellbeing and sense of home of older migrants. In addition, influences on older migrants' subjective wellbeing concern both a material (i.e., housing) and immaterial (i.e., sense of home, age, migration) base.
(1) 背景：随着人口老龄化日益多样化，了解有移民背景的老年人“健康老龄化”的含义非常重要。鉴于老年人更倾向于就地养老和流动性下降，住房是晚年生活的重要场所。因此，本文探讨了住房、移民和年龄对老年移民主观幸福感的影响，同时关注了归属感等非物质方面。 (2) 方法：对来自不同族裔的老年移民进行了深入访谈（N=22）。通过主题分析的归纳法和演绎法主导了数据收集和分析。 (3) 结果：研究结果表明，年龄（化）是动态的，移民背景在老年移民的主观幸福感中起着重要作用。强调了在晚年保持住房状况和环境掌控感的必要性。此外，还揭示了主观幸福感和归属感之间的关系和相互影响。 (4) 结论：本研究强调了年龄、移民和住房对老年移民主观幸福感和归属感的交叉影响。此外，对老年移民主观幸福感的影响不仅涉及物质方面（即住房），还涉及非物质方面（即归属感、年龄、移民）。
