ReviewAdvances in life course research2022
The subjective life course framework: Integrating life course sociology with gerontological perspectives on subjective aging.
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- (In)congruence effect of chronological age and subjective age on older adults' cognitive functioning: the moderating role of social participation and cross-cultural comparisons.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The Effects of Physical Exercise on the Social Adaptation of Older Adults-With Reference to the Mediating Effect of Aging Identity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Unequal Treatment, Verbal Harassment, and Physical Violence on Subjective Cognitive Health Among Middle-Aged and Older LGBTQ Adults: Variation by Type and Basis of Victimization.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2025Article
- Exploring HIV provider framings of living and aging with HIV.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2025Article
- Invalidation and Mental Health among Nonbinary Individuals.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Measuring Active Ageing: A Scoping Review and the Applicability to the Situation in China.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Article
- The Impact of Caregiving History on Later-Life Self-Perceptions of Aging.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Aches and Pains: How Do They Affect Transitions From Driving?Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Past Experiences and Anticipated Futures in the Lives of Transgender and Nonbinary People.Advances in life course research · 2022Article
- Harnessing progress: Gender, sexuality, and positive self-perceptions of aging in midlife.Journal of aging studies · 2022Article
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Abstract
The expansion of life expectancy has precipitated a cultural transformation of the life course - altering the perceived temporal contours of middle and later life. However, our understanding of these perceptions is limited by the absence of a framework within which to examine them. This paper builds on the life course perspective - which emphasizes the objective patterning of lives - by focusing on the subjective side of the life course. Drawing on theoretically, methodologically, and substantively diverse studies, this paper develops the concept of the subjective life course - a term we use to denote individuals' perceptions of the life course, including its structure and timing and their advancing location in it. We outline two dimensions of the subjective life course - the target of the perception (i.e., generalized other versus self) and the temporal frame of reference (i.e., past, present, or future). Using the resulting framework as an organizational tool, we then discuss key constructs located at each intersection along these dimensions, providing examples, where possible, of empirical studies examining them. We close with a discussion of two broad directions for research: leveraging the framework to yield insight on the subjective life course and exploring links between objective and subjective dimensions of the life course.
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