DATA COMPILATION: Focus Groups Transcripts (PRO-SUEDAD Research Project)

This data examines perceptions of ageing, ageism, and profiguration through three intergenerational focus groups. Participants question the dominant model of “active ageing,” arguing that it often imposes normative expectations of productivity and overlooks diverse abilities, desires, and life circumstances. Ageism emerges as a bidirectional phenomenon affecting both older adults and younger people, whose emotions and experiences are frequently undervalued. Profiguration is viewed positively as an interdependent and socially sustainable framework that counters growing individualism and unwanted loneliness. The discussions also highlight the pressures associated with demographic change, the externalisation of care, and the need for public policies that strengthen community ties and promote meaningful intergenerational encounters.