Interdisciplinary Ageing Research (IAW), Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
Department of Health Sciences Lund University BMC Hus E, plan 14 Box 117, Lund 22100, Sweden.
J Aging Stud. 2024 Mar;68:101191. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2023.101191. Epub 2023 Nov 23.
We focus on the linkages between relocation, new forms of partner cohabitation, and retirement. What are the patterns and trajectories of moving in with a partner in retirement? How do older adults experience different transitions, place attachment, and placemaking when they move in with a partner?
In this qualitative study, 50 persons between 60 and 75 years old were interviewed in Sweden and Germany. For this paper, we focused on nine participants who experienced a relocation with a partner in retirement. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using a strategy derived from social constructivist Grounded Theory and thematic analysis.
Research participants described experiences of several relocations and cohabitation trajectories. In particular, we identified two patterns of relocating with a partner in retirement: moving into a new place with a partner and moving into a partner's pre-existing home, the latter proving more challenging for forming place attachment and for the couple relationship. Relocation experiences appeared to form a joint process in which relationships and retirement were renegotiated.
Using cross-cultural data, this novel study shows an unexpected diversity in housing and cohabitation trajectories among older adults. More research is needed to understand what "aging in the right place" with "the right person" really means and the role of life course trajectories and couple negotiations in such processes. Future research should focus on what comes before and after relocation rather than solely studying the decision-making process that leads up to a move.
我们关注的是迁移、新形式的伴侣同居和退休之间的联系。在退休时与伴侣同居的模式和轨迹是什么？当老年人与伴侣同居时，他们会经历哪些不同的过渡、地方依恋和地方营造？
在这项定性研究中，我们在瑞典和德国采访了 50 名 60 至 75 岁的老年人。在本文中，我们关注了 9 名经历过退休时与伴侣一起搬迁的参与者。访谈采用源自社会建构主义扎根理论和主题分析的策略进行转录和分析。
研究参与者描述了几次搬迁和同居轨迹的经历。特别是，我们确定了退休时与伴侣一起搬迁的两种模式：与伴侣一起搬到新地方，以及搬到伴侣原有的家中，后者对于形成地方依恋和夫妻关系来说更具挑战性。搬迁经历似乎形成了一个共同的过程，在这个过程中，关系和退休生活都在重新协商。
使用跨文化数据，这项新研究表明，老年人的住房和同居轨迹存在出人意料的多样性。需要进一步研究来了解“与合适的人在合适的地方”养老的真正含义，以及人生轨迹和夫妻协商在这些过程中的作用。未来的研究应该关注搬迁前后的情况，而不仅仅是研究导致搬迁的决策过程。
