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Ageing well in a foreign land: Identity, social connectedness, well-being (2016-2019)

Abstract

We know older people from diverse cultural backgrounds are vulnerable to social isolation as they age in a foreign land. What we lack is an understanding of the best approaches to get people connected and to protect their well-being. A mixed methods approach is used to: (a) identify the factors that contribute to social isolation and low well-being; (b) understand when and how engagement in ethnocultural and multicultural activities enhances social connectedness and well-being; and (c) evaluate and determine key principles underlying effective identity-based interventions. The intended outcome of the project is to inform a new policy model that harnesses identity resources to optimise their health-enhancing potential.

Experts

Professor Shuang Liu

Affiliate of Centre for Communication and Social Change
Centre for Communication and Social Change
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Professor
School of Communication and Arts
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Shuang Liu
Shuang Liu

Professor Jolanda Jetten

Affiliate of Leading for High Reliability Centre
Leading for High Reliability Centre
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Affiliate of Social Identity and Groups Network (SIGN) Research Centre
Social Identity and Groups Network
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Centre for Research in Social Psychology (CRiSP)
Centre for Research in Social Psychology
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Centre for Behavioural and Economic Science
Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Science
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Head of School
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Jolanda Jetten
Jolanda Jetten

Professor Catherine Haslam

Affiliate of Social Identity and Groups Network (SIGN) Research Centre
Social Identity and Groups Network
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Centre Director of Social Identity and Groups Network (SIGN) Research Centre
Social Identity and Groups Network
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Centre for Health Outcomes, Innovation and Clinical Education (CHOICE)
Centre for Health Outcomes, Innovation and Clinical Education
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of University of Queensland Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR)
Centre for Hearing Research
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Professor
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Catherine Haslam
Catherine Haslam