The Life-Course Perspectives of Mexican American Men With Mobility Limitation

Tracie C. Harrison; Janiece L. Taylor; Alisha H. Johnson; Lucia C. Ortega; John Lowe; Shelley Blozis

doi:10.1177/10497323231170157

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The Life-Course Perspectives of Mexican American Men With Mobility Limitation

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The Life-Course Perspectives of Mexican American Men With Mobility Limitation

Tracie C. Harrison, Janiece L. Taylor, Alisha H. Johnson, Lucia C. Ortega, John Lowe and Shelley Blozis

Qualitative health research, Vol.33(10), pp.897-910

08/01/2023

DOI: 10.1177/10497323231170157

PMCID: PMC10564382

PMID: 37420336

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Abstract

The life-history narratives of 10 Mexican American men with mobility limitations, age 55-77 years (mean = 63.8, SD = 5.8), were explored using a qualitatively driven, life-history mixed-methods study to understand perceptions of mobility limitations over the life course. Within that methodological and paradigmatic framework, conceptualizations of alterity and masculinity guided interpretation of data. Through an iterative, thematic analysis, we detail the way the men's lives were influenced by growing familial responsibility with age. Quantitative data were integrated into themes of narrative inheritance, family, and masculinity. It was posited that masculinity with mobility limitations shaped and was shaped by ethnic identity and responsibility. This has implications for understanding the experience of Mexican American men over the life course.

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Title: Subtitle: The Life-Course Perspectives of Mexican American Men With Mobility Limitation
Creators: Tracie C. Harrison - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Janiece L. Taylor - Johns Hopkins University
Alisha H. Johnson - University of Missouri
Lucia C. Ortega - Universidad de Guanajuato
John Lowe - The University of Texas at Austin
Shelley Blozis - University of California, Davis
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Qualitative health research, Vol.33(10), pp.897-910
DOI: 10.1177/10497323231170157
PMID: 37420336
PMCID: PMC10564382
NLM abbreviation: Qual Health Res
ISSN: 1049-7323
eISSN: 1552-7557
Publisher: Sage
Number of pages: 14
Grant note: 1R01NR010360 / National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Language: English
Date published: 08/01/2023
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984696718802771

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