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A qualitative study exploring role perceptions and willingness for social engagement among 22 community-dwelling older adults aged 60–74 years in Dalian, China. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews between March and June 2025 and analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. The dataset, authored by Xu Lou and last updated on 2026-05-29, is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing tensions between self-perception and societal expectations based on the described themes of identity and value.
• Identifying multi-level drivers and barriers to social engagement based on the described ecosystem spanning individual, family, and institutional levels.
• Developing targeted intervention strategies based on participant-derived recommendations for coordinated action across government, community, market, and family.

Strengths

• Data collection involved 22 participants, providing a foundation for qualitative thematic analysis.
• The study was conducted in a specific geographic and temporal context: Dalian, China, between March and June 2025.
• Analysis was supported by NVivo 14.0 software, suggesting structured qualitative data management.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative or large-scale analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is 12.6 KB, indicating a very limited scope, likely containing summary themes or documentation rather than raw interview transcripts.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Semi-structured, in-depth interviews analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method.

Time Range

Data collected between March and June 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 04:46:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dalian, a coastal city in China.