Dissertations / Theses: 'Mature age study'

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du, Preez Jan. "Co-constructing self-efficacy narratives : a study of four mature age university students." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2010. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44050/1/Jan_du_Preez_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis reports on a study in which research participants, four mature aged females starting an undergraduate degree at a regional Australian university, collaborated with the researcher in co-constructing a self-efficacy narrative. For the purpose of the study, self-efficacy was conceptualized as a means by which an individual initiates action to engage in a task or set of tasks, applies effort to perform the task or set of tasks, and persists in the face of obstacles encountered in order to achieve successful completion of the task or set of tasks. Qualitative interviews were conducted with the participants, initially investigating their respective life histories for an understanding of how they made the decision to embark on their respective academic program. Additional data were generated from a written exercise, prompting participants to furnish specific examples of self-efficacy. These data were incorporated into the individual's self-efficacy narrative, produced as the outcome of the "narrative analysis". Another aspect of the study entailed "analysis of narrative" in which analytic procedures were used to identify themes common to the self-efficacy narratives. Five main themes were identified: (a) participants' experience of schooling . for several participants their formative experience of school was not always positive, and yet their narratives demonstrated their agency in persevering and taking on university-level studies as mature aged persons; (b) recognition of family as an early influence . these influences were described as being both positive, in the sense of being supportive and encouraging, as well as posing obstacles that participants had to overcome in order to pursue their goals; (c) availability of supportive persons – the support of particular persons was acknowledged as a factor that enabled participants to persist in their respective endeavours; (d) luck or chance factors were recognised as placing participants at the right place at the right time, from which circumstances they applied considerable effort in order to convert the opportunity into a successful outcome; and (e) self-efficacy was identified as a major theme found in the narratives. The study included an evaluation of the research process by participants. A number of themes were identified in respect of the manner in which the research process was experienced as a helpful process. Participants commented that: (a) the research process was helpful in clarifying their respective career goals; (b) they appreciated opportunities provided by the research process to view their life from a different perspective and to better understand what motivated them, and what their preferred learning styles were; (c) their past successes in a range of different spheres were made more evident to them as they were guided in self-reflection, and their self-efficacious behaviour was affirmed; and (d) the opportunities provided by their participation in the research process to identify strengths of which they had not been consciously aware, to find confirmation of strengths they knew they possessed, and in some instances to rectify misconceptions they had held about aspects of their personality. The study made three important contributions to knowledge. Firstly, it provided a detailed explication of a qualitative narrative method in exploring self-efficacy, with the potential for application to other issues in educational, counselling and psychotherapy research. Secondly, it consolidated and illustrated social cognitive theory by proposing a dynamic model of self-efficacy, drawing on constructivist and interpretivist paradigms and extending extant theory and models. Finally, the study made a contribution to the debate concerning the nexus of qualitative research and counselling by providing guidelines for ethical practice in both endeavours for the practitioner-researcher.

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Campbell, Heather Diane, and n/a. "MOTIVES OF MATURE-AGE INDIVIDUALS FOR PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS: A CASE STUDY FOR MASTERS SQUASH." University of Canberra. Sports Studies, 2009. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20091222.155411.

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The purpose of this study was threefold. Primarily it was to identify the underlying motivational influences determining why mature age men and women continue playing sport competitively, long after they have reached their peak performance level. Secondly, the study sought to ascertain whether there was a change in specific temperament attributes, such as competitiveness, as Squash players became older, and whether any changes were restricted primarily to the sporting environment, or did changes pervade other areas ofthe individuals' lives. The third purpose of the study was to design a new measurement instrument for use in effectively identifying the primary motivations of mature age squash participants within Australia. The research study comprised a multi-system methodology which allowed for triangulation analysis of results. It involved both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches, with four phases of investigation. The first phase focused on the development of a new motivation measurement instrument, titled Masters Sport Motivation Inventory (MSMI). The second phase involved a Pilot study aimed at implementing the MSMI instrument and evaluating it for validity and reliability, and sampled mature-age participants from nine different sports. The outcomes ofthe Pilot study demonstratedvalidityandreliability ofthe MSMI instrument. The third phase ofthe research comprised the main area ofinvestigation, which was to examine the motivations of Masters squash players in Australia. It used the MSMI instrument to obtain relevant data concerning the motivation of this cohort of sports competitors.The fourth phase comprised in-depth personal interviews from Australian Masters squash players. Interviewees had the opportunity to provide a greater insight into the importance of continued sporting participation into their older adult years. The MSMI data for both the Pilot and Main studies was analysed with the SPSS 15 analysis program. It was determined that there were 12 logical and interpretable motivational factors that were relevant to mature-age sports people and Australian Masters squash players. The results of the quantitative approach generally concurred with the outcomes derived from previous research which has examined the motivations of mature-age athletes, which found that health, enjoyment, fitness and competitiveness were highly relevant motives. In addition, this study extended the outcomes to include other motives viewed as being important to older athletes' sporting aspirations, such as self-awareness, team, aesthetics, skill, stress, recognition, social, and travel, The interview information was examined in two ways. Firstly, it was examined manually by the researcher. The material obtained during the interview process was classified according to groups of responses with similarities in contextual meaning, and the descriptive response data were calculated in the form ofmanual frequencies and percentages. Winning was the primary motive/outcome. Interview responses were also examined via an analysis program called Leximancer, and results revealed that differences in responses among mature-age squash players based on gender, age-class and ability level were minimal. Interview results indicated that many Masters squash players in Australia were still highly competitive, still very determined to win their matches, and still very focused on their goals and game plans. The motives derived from the Masters squash players involved in the qualitative approach generally concurred with the outcomes derived from the quantitative approach, thereby adding consistency and outcome strength to the overall research. The opportunity for mature-age squash participants to elaborate on their feelings, sporting goals and motivations to continue playing their chosen sport enabled a greater depth and wealth ofrelevant information to be examined, and revealed a change in motivational emphasis from health and fitness issues to competitive and win-related issues. The results ofthis research as a whole, in relation to the outcomes obtained from the MSMI instrument, as well as from the personal interviews, differs somewhat from the philosophy of Masters sport, whereby it is assumed and promoted that older athletes primarily participate for fun, enjoyment and social opportunities. The results obtained in this research do not necessarily support this view. Many Australian Masters squash players play to win, and they give their all in an effort to achieve this goal and to reap the pleasure of recognition and rewards for doing so.

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JUNIOR, GERALDO PINTO DE GODOY. "MATURE WOMAN: A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE COGNITIVE AGE IN THE ATTITUDE IN RELATION TO FASHION ADVERTISEMENTS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2010. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=16700@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Os avanços da medicina têm proporcionado aumento da longevidade e melhor qualidade de vida. Pessoas acima de 55 anos percebem-se como tendo idade inferior à sua idade cronológica, engajando-se em atividades não imaginadas há uma década. No caso das mulheres, o interesse por moda mostra-se alto nessa fase. Este estudo procurou investigar a influência da idade cognitiva da mulher madura em sua atitude em relação a anúncios de moda. Utilizando-se fotos de modelos femininos, conduziu-se um survey, com uma amostra de 164 mulheres, entre 55 e 70, anos residentes do Rio de Janeiro. Surgiram evidências de que mulheres maduras se vêem de acordo com sua idade cognitiva e que sua identificação é maior com modelos fotográficos que aparentam ter sua idade cognitiva. Ao se identificarem mais com a modelo, sua atitude positiva em relação à roupa apresentada no anúncio aumenta. Estas descobertas podem ser utilizadas para que empresas direcionem, de modo mais eficaz, não apenas suas campanhas publicitárias para esse mercado, como também o desenvolvimento de produtos e seu posicionamento de marca.
In recent years, advances in medicine have increased life expectancy and quality of life for people over 55. They feel much younger than their actual age and engage in activities that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. In the case of mature women, interest in fashion has also increased significantly. This study aims at investigating the relationship between women’s cognitive age and their emotional responses towards fashion advertising. A survey with 164 women aged 55 to 70 evidenced that mature women´s self-perception is in accordance with their cognitive age and that they identify themselves mostly with photographic models of their own age. In doing so, their positive attitude towards clothes shown by an advertisement also increases. This knowledge could be used by the marketing sector so as to direct more effective publicity campaigns to the market of mature women.

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Schneider, James Clark. "Stereotype Threats and Mature Female Students Entering Higher Education: A Qualitative Study Using Experience Sampling Method." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7740.

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Mature female students encounter a range of challenges, including stereotype threat, which may affect their persistence in academic programs. Research has been conducted on stereotype threat in adult learners, but little research has been done on the impact of stereotype threat on mature female students in higher education. The purpose of this qualitative study using the experience sampling method (ESM) was to investigate how role conflict and social isolation due to age differences affected the learning experiences of mature female students (ages 45-54). The study used a conceptual framework incorporating Steele and Aronson’s stereotype threat theory and the concept of perceived belonging. The research questions explored participants’ use of time and interactions with others to determine the extent to which they may have experienced role conflict and social isolation due to age differences. Using ESM in conjunction with interval-contingent diaries, the study collected data on 5 mature female students enrolled at a national, for-profit undergraduate institution 5 days per week for 4 weeks. Data were analyzed, codes and categories were developed, and themes were identified according to the research questions and diary prompts. Analysis of themes suggested that participants experienced role conflict, struggled with time management, and often felt overwhelmed and exhausted. The themes also indicated that participants interacted favorably with staff and professors but found themselves in conflict with classmates, often as a result of age differences. This study may lead to the development of interventions that can be used to address the unique, diverse needs of mature female students in higher education.

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Paasse, Gail 1957. "Searching for answers in the borderlands : the effects of returning to study on the "classed" gender identities of mature age women students." Monash University, School of Graduate Studies, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8908.

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Simoni, Michela. "Age-related white matter changes in patients with TIA and stroke : population-based study on aetiological and prognostic significance." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d3e55744-5cc1-44e9-a33f-589abbc50c93.

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White matter changes (WMC) seen on CT and MRI brain scans of healthy subjects and of vascular or dementia patients are strongly associated with age. Their pathogenesis is still under debate, and associations with vascular risk factors have varied according to studies. Their prognostic meaning, both in the general population and in stroke patients, is also not completely established. I systematically reviewed the literature on prevalence and associations of WMC and then evaluated CT and MRI scans of the first 8 years of a population-based study of all strokes and TIA in Oxfordshire (OXVASC). In this population I researched sex and age-specific associations between WMC and different types of strokes (TOAST), different components of blood pressure, and possible vascular risk factors. I also looked into their prognostic meaning for stroke recurrence and outcome, cognitive performance and mortality. 1840 patients were assessed by MRI (520) and/or CT (1717). White matter changes were independently associated with the lacunar type of stroke. The association with hypertension was confirmed (using 10 years of pre-morbid blood pressure readings), and it was particularly strong in the younger patients, mainly for diastolic hypertension. There was no association with blood pressure variability and peripheral pulse pressure. Hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes, smoking, ischaemic heart disease, carotid stenosis and atrial fibrillation were not associated with white matter changes. There was also no association with gender. Severe WMC posed a higher risk of disability and cognitive impairment at one year from the stroke, and of death in the following 10 years. This is the first study on white matter changes associations and on their prognostic meaning, to be set in a large population-based cohort of stroke and TIA. I confirmed the association between white matter changes and higher blood pressure, in particular diastolic hypertension. I also showed the association with lacunar type of stroke to be independent from vascular risk factors, and WMC to reduce life expectancy and functional and cognitive outcome of patients with stroke.

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Lucey, Daniel Joseph. "Blended learning : meeting the needs of distance education students." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78068/1/Daniel_Lucey_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis involved research into the barriers and enablers that existed for a cohort of mature-aged education support students engaging with blended learning through distance education. The findings that emerged from this research indicated that a flexible model of blended learning is possible in this context. The findings shed light on the experiences of novice technology users' participation in blended learning. The study highlighted the significance of factors such as isolation, technology, communication, connectivity, prior learning, and the growth of self-efficacy that influenced learner engagement.

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Uusimaki, Sirkka-Liisa Marjatta. "Pre-service teacher education and the development of middle school teacher identity : an exploratory study." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/34438/1/Sirkka-Liisa_Uusimaki_Thesis.pdf.

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This research study investigated the factors that influenced the development of teacher identity in a small cohort of mature-aged graduate pre-service teachers over the course of a one-year Graduate Diploma program (Middle Years). It sought to illuminate the social and relational dynamics of these pre-service teachers’ experiences as they began new ways of being and learning during a newly introduced one-year Graduate Diploma program. A relational-ontological perspective underpinned the relational-cultural framework that was applied in a workshop program as an integral part of this research. A relational-ontological perspective suggests that the development of teacher identity is to be construed more as an ontological process than an epistemological one. Its focus is more on questions surrounding the person and their ‘becoming’ a teacher than about the knowledge they have or will come to have. Hence, drawing on work by researchers such as Alsup (2006), Gilligan, (1982), Isaacs, (2007), Miller (1976), Noddings, (2005), Stout (2001), and Taylor, (1989), teacher identity was defined as an individual pre-service teacher’s unique sense of self as a teacher that included his or her beliefs about teaching and learning (Alsup, 2006; Stout, 2001; Walkington, 2005). Case-study was the preferred methodology within which this research project was framed, and narrative research was used as a method to document the way teacher identity was shaped and negotiated in discursive environments such as teacher education programs, prior experiences, classroom settings and the practicum. The data that was collected included student narratives, student email written reflections, and focus group dialogue. The narrative approach applied in this research context provided the depth of data needed to understand the nature of the mature-aged pre-service teachers’ emerging teacher identities and experiences in the graduate diploma program. Findings indicated that most of the mature-aged graduate pre-service teachers came in to the one-year graduate diploma program with a strong sense of personal and professional selves and well-established reasons why they had chosen to teach Middle Years. Their choice of program involved an expectation of support and welcome to a middle-school community and culture. Two critical issues that emerged from the pre-service teachers’ narratives were the importance they placed on the human support including the affirmation of themselves and their emerging teacher identities. Evidence from this study suggests that the lack of recognition of preservice teachers’ personal and professional selves during the graduate diploma program inhibited the development of a positive middle-school teacher identity. However, a workshop program developed for the participants in this research and addressing a range of practical concerns to beginning teachers offered them a space where they felt both a sense of belonging to a community and where their thoughts and beliefs were recognized and valued. Thus, the workshops provided participants with the positive social and relational dynamics necessary to support them in their developing teacher identities. The overall findings of this research study strongly indicate a need for a relational support structure based on a relational-ontological perspective to be built into the overall course structure of Graduate Pre-service Diplomas in Education to support the development of teacher identity. Such a support structure acknowledges that the pre-service teacher’s learning and formation is socially embedded, relational, and a continual, lifelong process.

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Mattsson, Lars. "On the Winds of Carbon Stars and the Origin of Carbon : A Theoretical Study." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Astronomi och rymdfysik, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-99593.

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Carbon is the basis for life, as we know it, but its origin is still largely unclear. Carbon-rich Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars (carbon stars) play an important rôle in the cosmic matter cycle and may contribute most of the carbon in the Galaxy. In this thesis it is explored how the dust-driven mass loss of these stars depends on the basic stellar parameters by computing a large grid of wind models. The existence of a critical wind regime and mass-loss thresholds for dust-driven winds are confirmed. Furthermore, a steep dependence of mass loss on carbon excess is found. Exploratory work on the effects of different stellar metallicities and the sizes of dust grains shows that strong dust-driven winds develop also at moderately low metallicities, and that typical sizes of dust grains affect the wind properties near a mass-loss threshold. It is demonstrated that the mass-loss rates obtained with the wind models have dramatic consequences when used in models of carbon-star evolution. A pronounced superwind develops soon after the star becomes carbon rich, and it therefore experiences only a few thermal pulses as a carbon star before the envelope is lost. The number of dredge-up events and the thermal pulses is limited by a self-regulating mechanism: each thermal pulse dredges up carbon, which increases the carbon excess and hence also the mass-loss rate. In turn, this limits the number of thermal pulses. The mass-loss evolution during a thermal pulse (He-shell flash) is considered as an explanation of the observations of so-called detached shells around carbon stars. By combining models of dust-driven winds with a stellar evolution model, and a simple hydrodynamic model of the circumstellar envelope, it is shown that wind properties change character during a He-shell flash such that a thin detached gas shell can form by wind-wind interaction. Finally, it is suggested that carbon stars are responsible for much of the carbon in the interstellar medium, but a scenario where high-mass stars are major carbon producers cannot be excluded. In either case, however, the carbon abundances of the outer Galactic disc are relatively low, and most of the carbon has been released quite recently. Thus, there may neither be enough carbon, nor enough time, for more advanced carbon-based life to emerge in the outer Galaxy. This lends some support to the idea that only the mid-part of the Galactic disc can be a “Galactic habitable zone”, since the inner parts of the Galaxy are plagued by frequent supernova events that are presumably harmful to all forms of life.

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PAPA, GIULIA. "Study of airborne particulate matter (PM) contaminating the honey bee Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 and bee products." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/94210.

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Apis mellifera Linnaeus (1758) è un insetto eusociale conosciuto in tutto il mondo sia per la produzione di miele sia per il suo ruolo di impollinatore, uno dei servizi ecosistemici fondamentali per la biodiversità del pianeta. Durante la sua attività di foraggiamento, l’ape è esposta agli inquinanti ambientali tra cui il particolato atmosferico aerodisperso (PM). Il particolato atmosferico può depositarsi sul corpo dell’insetto e infine contaminare anche i prodotti apistici come polline e miele. Il PM può avere diverse dimensioni (es. PM10, PM2.5, PM0.1), composizione chimica, morfologia e fonti di emissione (naturale o antropica). Nel presente elaborato di tesi, tecniche di microscopia elettronica a scansione (SEM-EDX) sono state utilizzate per caratterizzare la contaminazione da PM di origine antropica del corpo dell’ape e dei suoi prodotti (Capitolo 2 e Capitolo 3) e analisi molecolari per studiare gli eventuali effetti sub-letali sul microbiota intestinale di api esposte ai PM per via orale (Capitolo 4).
Apis mellifera Linnaeus (1758) order Hymenoptera family Apidae, is a eusocial insect widely known for its role in pollination, a fundamental ecosystem service for plant biodiversity and ultimately for the planet. During flight and foraging activity, the honey bee can collect airborne particulate matter (PM) on their own body, especially on the forewings, and can also contaminate bee products as pollen and honey. Particulate matter can originate from natural or anthropic sources, and is characterised by size (e.g., PM10, PM2.5, PM0.1), chemical composition, and morphology. In this thesis, honey bee, pollen and honey were used as bioindicator of PM – from coarse to ultrafine – in industrial areas of the Po Valley, Italy (Chapter 2 and Chapter 3). The (sub-lethal) effects of Titanium dioxide – a widespread airborne PM1 pollutant – on the honey bee through oral exposure was then investigated (Chapter 4). The technique used to analyse the PM contaminating bees and bee products is the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with X-ray spectrometer (EDX). EDX spectra allowed us to obtain chemical information from specimens, while backscattered-electron (BSE) imaging and elemental mapping provided both compositional and topographic information of PM.

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Hwang, Chiou-Yuh, and 黃秋玉. "A study of regimen cognition and health promotion for the mature age population." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56258291904615793594.

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碩士
朝陽科技大學
休閒事業管理系碩士班
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Abstract Along with mature age population the advanced age population follows old age gradually, the advanced age ethnicity will become a social prominent ethnicity in the mature age, consequently, relevant the healthy behavior of the familiar year generation of hobby should be a Be worth inquiring into of subject. This research with 45~64 years old in advanced age ethnicity for research object，carry on Regimen and health protection questionnaire. The analysis finds in 300 effective questionnaires of payback: Interviewee with the female is more. Age with 45~50 years old high and secondly is 50~60 years old, at level of education the comparison that senior high and vocational schools have is the highest and secondly show that the mature age level of education mostly is lain to senior high and vocational schools to the specialty extent for the specialty. Assume office an industry to see, solider, government functionary, and teacher''s comparison had by personnel is the high. It secondly is a service industry. The mature age is much a middle class, working the condition is still rather active. Every month brings in on the average 2~50,000 dollars, the economic source mainly gains for work, is still the cardinal promoter of household economy currently, bring in more high select health care food product more to safeguard health, widespreadly to healthily feel anxious and club through background lower to the self healthily is careless of mostly. In addition, the research finds that the occupation of mature age is a solider, government functionary, and teacher, because of have stable receipt, for health care the health activity is the ethnicity that favors most , think participation health care health activity is also a kind of social intercourse behavior, can acquire sense of achievement with this. Through regression analysis effect show its health cognition is notable and related to healthily help the behavior to present, through dissociation number analysis suggest as a result, "occupation" and “receipt" cognizes to have notable difference to the health, "level of education" and “occupation" also to healthily help the behavior to have notable difference. Suggest, the mature age is common to namely want to care a health to the healthy body to can reach to be relax enzyme regulation mind and body, and by with train for physical fitness health, support physiology function, much participation can make it acquire sense of achievement of social intercourse activity is main, slowly adjust reach enzyme equilibrium at the family social responsibility.

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iu-Chen, Hs, and 沈秀蓁. "The study on the over seas independent t ravel experiences at one’s Mature Age." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34895062151999180686.

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國立雲林科技大學
休閒運動研究所碩士班
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The study probes into the experience of overseas independent travel at one’s Mature Age. Specific intentions of this study are as follows: first, to investigate the motives and hindrance when one travels abroad at Mature Age; second, to analyze the challenge and methods to overcome hardships during the overseas independent travel; and third, to go to the bottom of the influence on personal work, life, and values after undergoing overseas independent travel at Mature Age. The study uses case study to interview, half-structurally, seven overseas travelers in depth aged at forty five to sixty four. Thematic analysis is adopted as my data analysis, and the research finds out: 1. the motives of overseas independent travelers diversify, 2. Mature Age gives the edge to overcome the hindrance during overseas independent travel, 3. full preparation before traveling abroad smoothes one’s overseas travel, 4. mellow attitude reconciles arguments with others, 5. as to adjustment in outside surroundings: overseas independent travelers have more identification with Taiwan’s entity, more tolerance and acceptance to different ethnic group, and the energy for work and competitiveness are elevated, 6. the influence on one’s inner self: more confident, more diversified, and more cosmopolitan.

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Tu, Chia-Yu, and 凃佳妤. "The possibility of refreshing mature age-The study of the live experience of middle-aged women in Taiwan." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4drsat.

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國立東華大學
諮商與臨床心理學系
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In today's social environment where age structure, life course structure and marriage culture are gradually changing, the past view of middle-aged women is no longer appropriate. The purpose of this study is to explore the connotation of life experiences of middle-aged women in Taiwan today, and to explore the life course of middle-aged women through interviews, such as: changes in the relationship with others, changes in their own moods. Through words that women talk about their life experience, we hope we can reveal the situatedness of middle-aged women. The phenomenological research method used in this study is the hermeneutical phenomenology analysis developed by Wei-Lun Lee (2004a) on the situatedness of a person. Three middle-aged(age betweem 45 to 60 ) and have kids women that were interviewed for this study. The results showed six discourses that summed from these women’ s descriptions : (1) about "I am no longer what I used to be" premarital life; (2) about " women should played as family caregivers"; (3) about "work life and its extension"; (4) about "the reduce/loose of the burden of caregivers"; (5) about " physical health in middle-age" and (6) about " refreshing mature age ". Under the intertwining of these six discourses, the universal situatedness of Taiwanese middle-aged women can be described as: living in a state of downward care and loosening, looking back at the life as a caregiver, reflecting on the role of the caregiver continuation or not, there is also a future-oriented, refresh life discussion. This study also shows that middle-aged women are in this position, facing the intertwined interactions of the above several discourses, and the contradictions and dilemmas that may be experienced. Through the revealing of this research, the possible space for women to speak and understand their own experiences has been opened, and a new perspective and discussion on the life experience of middle-aged women has been given. In addition, this study takes Taiwanese middle-aged women as an example, revealing the new possibility of aging/mature age, that is, the possibility of refreshing life.

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Chen, Ying-Shen, and 陳盈伸. "The Study of Consumption Value and Perceived Valueof the Mature-Age Customer on Hot-Spring." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22106091150310956753.

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大仁科技大學
休閒健康管理研究所
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This research purpose was: 1. to explore the consumption value of the Mature-age customer Hot-spring. 2. to explore the perceived value of the Mature-age customer Hot-spring. 3. to explore the relationship between the consumption and perceived value of the Mature-age customer Hot-spring. This research was to study the perceived value and customer value of the mature-aged Hot-Spring. Running with two-stage cluster analysis, this survey was to take the mature-aged consumers of 45 to 64 years old from the administrative area that the Ping-Tung City divide the line as example, while, total 300 questionnaires were administered and questionnaires were 50 invalid; finally 250 valid questionnaires were acquired. The effective rate reported 83.33%. 1. Difference education degree, personal can cost the amount of monthly money, residence situation matured-aged university the utility factors of consumption velue have significance different. 2. Difference education degree and residence situation matured-aged the hedonist factors of consumption value have significance different. 3. Difference education degree and occupation matured-aged the emotion factor of perceived value have significance different. 4. Difference education degree, occupation, personal can cost the amount of monthly money, residence situation matured-aged the monetary factor of perceived value have significance different. 5. Difference education degree matured-aged the reputation factor of perceived value have significance different. 6. Difference education degree, occupation, personal can cost the amount of monthly money matured-aged the price factor of perceived value have significance different. 7. Difference gender, age, marital status, education degree, occupation, personal can cost the amount of monthly money, residence situation, Participate the association activity matured-aged the social factor of perceived value have no significance. 8. Pearson correlation analysis consumption and perceived value have positive significance correlation.

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Lai, Wei-Wen, and 賴韋妏. "A Study on Potential Preference of Mature Age for Rural Living with Application of Conjoint Analysis." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11105854825560377760.

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國立中興大學
應用經濟學系所
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In recent years, Taiwan’s social structure has been changed dramatically due to low birth rate and aging, among which the mature age cause widespread public concern. Mature age refers to the population of 46-65 years old which constitutes one-third of Taiwan''s population, and they have more than fifty-five percent of Taiwan''s wealth. They are retiring and hence pay much attention to the lifestyle and demand of retirement. The purpose of this study is to find out the potential demand of rural living for mature age. The study used mature age living in Taipei and Taichung as the sample for the empirical analysis. In this study, the rural living is divided into four kinds of attributes including morphological aspects, functional aspects, residential aspects, and price aspects. By using choice experiment of conjoint analysis, the study designed four possible rural living styles for mature age to choose from. On the basis of random utility model, multinomial logit model is used to estimate the relative importance of types of the rural living for mature age, and then into measure WTP of the rural living for mature age. The empirical results show that there are more than seventy percent of mature age preferring the rural living, especially consisting of vegetable garden, holiday villas, and centralized residence. The kind of rural living can bring the highest WTP to mature age. But the rural living consisting of animal-raising, runnung a farm, and scattered residence can not attract mature age. It also brings the lowest WTP to mature age. In addition, the samples of mature age are divided by gender, living area, and education. The empirical results show that the groups of mature age prefer vegetable garden and holiday villas, but don’t like runnung a farm and animal-raising.

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Wu, Meng-Chun, and 吳孟駿. "A Study of the Successful Aging Cognitive and Health-Promotion Lifestyle for the Mature Age Population." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13423300133246612016.

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南開科技大學
福祉科技與服務管理所
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This research purposes in the study are : to understand the current situation of the successful aging knowledge and health-promoting lifestyle among teachers of Taichung City, to investigate the demographic differences in the successful aging cognitive and health-promoting lifestyle, and to further explore the relevant circumstances between the predicted and mutual. Research targets of this study are the regular teachers of 42 elementary in Taichung City.This study uses convenience sampling method to choose 30 schools, 300 were selected as experimental subjects. The study used “Health-Promotion Lifestyle for the mature age population Inventory” by the author as the survey tool. The data are analysed by way of descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and multiple comparison, and Pearson’s correlations.The main results of this study are listed as follows:(1) According to the score of successful aging cognitive, family relationships was the highest, the followed by healthy autonomy, learning cognition, social relationship, financial security, life adjustment and productive activities.(2) According to the score of health-promoting lifestyle, self-actualization was the highest, the followed by nutrition, interpersonal support，nutritional behavior, self-fulfilling interpersonathe, stress management、recreational sports, and health responsibility.(3) There were significantly differences of the demographic variables on the successful aging cognitive, including position,education, religion and aging knowledge lessons. (4) There were significantly differences of the demographic variables on the health-promoting lifestyle, including marriage, education, religion, perceived health and health-promoting lessons.(5) A positive correlation effect was found between elements of aging knowledge and health-promoting lifestyle. (6)In the successful aging cognitive of life adjustment and self-health were significantly predicive to whole health-promoting lifestyle. (7)In the health-promoting lifestyle of self-actualization, health responsibility, nutrition, exercise and interpersonal support were significantly predicive to whole successful aging cognitive.

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TUNG, YU-JUI, and 董于睿. "The Study of Apparel Model's Age Appearance and Perceived Similarity on Mature Women's Consumer Emotion and Advertising Effectiveness." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/993hw8.

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輔仁大學
織品服裝學系碩士班
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Many countries are going to enter the aged society, and maturing market become more important. Previous research found that the age appearance and similarity of the model affected the purchase decision of mature females. If we want to understand more about the reasons for the impact, we need to further explore the factors. We designed two age-appearing apparel models (matured and young) to explore the consumer emotion and advertising effectiveness of mature women under the condition of levels of perceived similarity. This study is based on the method of survey, and is aimed at Taiwan mature women who were over 50 years old and focused on fashion information. A total of 185 valid questionnaires were collected. The results show that the comfortable and friendly advertisements for mature apparel gives mature women a good consumer emotion. In addition to the age appearance of the model, style characteristics are also an important factor in the evaluation of consumer purchase decision when mature women purchase buy fashion apparel. It can be seen that if the apparel industry wants to get the support of mature market, when designing mature apparel advertisement, they should adopt models that look similar to mature female consumers and present a relaxed situation in order to attract the attention of mature female consumers, let mature women have positive emotions, and trust the apparel advertisement to make purchasing decisions.

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(13714817), Robin Buckner. "Not all "plain sailing" for women returning to study after a period of absence." Thesis, 1999. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Not_all_plain_sailing_for_women_returning_to_study_after_a_period_of_absence/20958838.

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Adult women who return to study after a period of absence have a particular set of problems, some of which present as barriers to the successful achievement of their academic goals. The aim of the present study was to identify the barriers which mature-aged women faced who were enrolled in a course of study at a metropolitan secondary college. The literature on this topic identified some barriers which were supported by the present study, but in addition, several barriers were unique to the situation at The College. Using educational ethnography as a methodology, the researcher used a questionnaire followed by interviews and a focus group discussion to identify the barriers the women were facing. Results indicated that in addition to expected barriers such as conflict between study and family responsibilities, feelings of poor self-worth, a lack of information and social class, women at The College also found that work commitments, time management, different teaching methods used by some teachers, the level of difficulty of some subjects, assessment policies, and younger students in the same class, also presented as barriers to their success. The results of this study provide new information, concerning barriers to further education for the adult female student. These new barriers have implications for further research.

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Shie, Shin-Ting, and 謝昕庭. "A Study on The Relationship between Self-ability And Technology Transfer by Using Action Payment — The Case of Mature Age Group？." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/865875.

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國立東華大學
國際企業學系
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With the rapid development of mobile commerce, the financial transaction mode has been changed, and this makes mobile payment a new trend of payment. Under the trend of no cash, the future action payment marketing focus will be shifted to promote the strongest consumption power in the market. However, the past research on action payment focused on the degree of non-grouping users accepting new technology and exploring perception, usability, perceived ease of use, and usage behavior. Therefore, this study takes Technology Acceptance Model（TAM） model as the theoretical basis and adds the variables of self-ability. The purpose of the study is to explore and verify the cognitive behavior of the mature age group. In this study, a questionnaire survey was conducted. A total of 210 valid questionnaires were collected between the ages of 45 and 64 who had used credit cards and mobile payments in Taiwan. The SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 18.0 statistical software were used for analysis. The empirical results show that self-ability affects the ease of use but does not affect the usefulness of perception. The user's attitude of conversion is affected by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. The user's attitude of conversion further affects the actual usage behavior. Finally, the paper presents research conclusions and recommendations based on the results of the study. This will be used as reference for action payers and follow-up researchers.

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YI, SIOU-NUAN, and 施秀暖. "The Relationship between Aging- attitudes and Well-being of the Mature Age Population-A Case Study of the Teachers in the Elementary Schools of Taichung City." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/mnhedy.

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大葉大學
工業工程與管理學系
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The study aims to find out the current condition and relationship between aging-attitudes and well-being of the teachers in elementary school of Taichung City, compared the diversities of aging-attitudes and well-being from different teachers’ background, and to investigate the predictive power. Practical recommendations are provided according to the results.The objects of this tests were teachers aged 50-64 (including current serving teachers and retired ones) in the academic year 2015-2016. A self-developed “Aging-attitudes and Well-being of the Teachers in the Elementary Schools Questionnaire ” was used to collect the data. 401 valid copies of questionnaires were retrieved from 61 schools and 3 social institutions by convenience sampling. ANOVA, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Regression Analysis were used to analyze the data and the results are summarized as follows: 1. Aging-attitudes of mature-age-population teachers response positively, and “aging cognition” was ranked as the highest. 2. The feelings for well-being of mature-age-population teachers is great, and “ relationships” was ranked as the highest. 3. About aging-attitudes: it showed significant difference of teachers from various teacher backgrounds in the following aspects: gender, age, education, serving years, serving position, retired years, self-awareness of health situation and aging related curriculum participating. 4. About well-being: it showed significant difference of teachers from various teacher backgrounds in the following aspects: gender, age, education, serving years, serving position, retired years, self-awareness of health situation and aging related curriculum participating. 5. Aging-attitudes and well-being of retired mature-age-population teachers scored higher than current serving ones. 6. Aging-attitudes were positively related to well-being among mature-age-population teachers. 7. Aging-attitudes of mature-age-population teachers is able to predict well-being significantly.According to the research findings, recommendations are suggested as follows: 1. Mature-age-population teachers should develop positive attitude toward aging, participate aging related curriculum actively, and contact with retired teachers more often in order to raise the feelings of well-being. 2. Education department should strengthen executing elderly-respecting-ethic curriculums and aging-experience activities. 3. Government related departments should develop “center of art-heritage ” to activate talent intelligence to pass down the experience.

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Wang, Pei-Yun, and 汪珮筠. "Trends in Media Usage and Life Style of Mature Ages－A Case Study of 2004 Shih Hsin Communication Database." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83870805804872963765.

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世新大學
傳播管理學研究所(含碩專班)
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With the growth on people's average lives, the potential business opportunities lying in the senior citizens have become important ever. In fact, this generation of “mature age”, referring to those who are now in their fifties to mid sixties and who were born after World War II, has gone thru the various phases of mass society changes including at war, implementation of martial law, economy growth, and removal of martial law. It is a generation consisting of multiple characteristics such as success, confidence, wealth, dedication, but also tradition. It is a generation that is healthy, vital, rich, and free to experience life. It is astonishing, according to the recent studies, that this generation represents the important consumers of luxuries. For, in the past, marketing strategies and approaches were often focused on the youth, substantial market hidden in the generation of “mature age” was over-sighted. This study, therefore, concentrates on the media use and consumer behavior of the “mature age”. The “preference matrix” method was deployed to analyze the differences between the “mature age” and the other generations, in terms of the media use and consumer behavior. The study intends to profile the “mature age” by ways of the consumer psychology and life styles. The author hopes that new perspectives can be provided to the industries who are marketing in this generation in order to help setting up effective marketing strategies. It is also hoped that the studies on the “mature age” can be further developed in due course. The study was based upon the raw data of 2004 Shih Hsin Communication Database. Factor analysis and cluster analysis were adopted to develop the characteristics of the “mature age”. The “preference matrix” between the “mature age” and the other generations was compared in order to discover the trends and changes of consumer markets among various groups. Results of this study could be valid to the professionals involving marketing strategies, media planning, and product development. Besides, this study might be helpful to generate more marketing creativities and so do the business opportunities.

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Wan, Ahmadul Badwi Syarifah Azizah. "A cross sectional study on the relationship between age, white matter lesion, brain atrophy and cognitive function." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1051206.

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Professional Doctorate - Doctor of Clinical and Health Psychology (DClinHlthPsych)
Scope: the present study was designed to examine the relationship between structural brain changes, involving macrostructural and microstructural white matter changes, brain atrophy and cognitive function. Purpose: Cognitive deterioration is generally thought to be due to structural brain changes as part of the aging process. The present study sought to determine how age- related structural brain changes at the macrostructural and microstructural levels correlate with cognitive function among a cohort of reasonably healthy elderly. The study also explored the possible link between white matter damage and cognitive dysfunction, and examined whether this relationship was also influenced by age- associated loss of brain volume i.e. brain atrophy. Last but not least, the study examined the level of the usefulness of a global cognitive measure in comparison to specific neuropsychological subtests assessing executive function, working memory and episodic memory domains. Methodology: the volumetric measures were utilised to account for brain macrostructural changes, while the Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)- based measures were used to examine microstructural properties of white matter disruptions among seventy reasonably healthy elderly recruited from Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Volunteer Register and specialised neurovascular clinic. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was used to assess global cognition and twelve neuropsychological subtests were administered to measure specific deficit associated with subtle cognitive dysfunction in white matter pathology. The Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression were utilised for data analyses. Results: the MoCA has captured variation associated with brain volumes and DTI- based changes, not fully accounted by specific cognitive tests administered in this study. Even after adjusting for age, FSIQ, and brain atrophy separately, the independent association between the MoCA and radial diffusivity remained stable. Interestingly, the MoCA is a brief, yet powerful tool that even accounts for global cognitive deficit for which white matter pathology and brain atrophy are not sensitive markers. White matter macrostructural and microstructural changes are associated with age- related cognitive dysfunction, characterised as subtle, varied and diffuse in nature. Brain atrophy not only linked to age, but also influenced the association between global cognition and white matter pathology on the volumetric measure; and partially explained the relationship between white matter microstructural disruption and specific deficit in visual working memory and visual episodic memory. In addition, the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that the MoCA was the strongest predictor of radial diffusivity (ℛ² = .476, 𝜌<.01) even after controlling for age (ℛ² = .392, 𝜌<.01), and cerebral atrophy was not a significant predictor of radial diffusivity. Conclusions and Implications: age- related white matter macrostructural and microstructural changes are not benign, even among reasonably healthy elderly by which their future functioning may be compromised. The so-called ‘healthy’ elderly appear to be a more vulnerable population, as the nature of the dysfunction can be very subtle and diffuse. Early detection thus, serves as a main preventative measure for this population. Since our findings strongly point to the MoCA as a beneficial screening tool for cognitive dysfunction at the early stage of white matter disease, we therefore recommend this brief, easily accessible tool for frontline clinicians to incorporate into their investigation protocol.

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