The article discusses the issue of life meanings in old age. It is noted that the relevance of the problem is due to the debatable nature of the proposed variants of life meanings for late ontogenesis. In the course of the empirical study, biographical and autobiographical methods were used, qualitative content analysis was used as a method of data processing. During the analysis, victimological aspects of life meanings specifically for the elderly were identified. The following conclusions were drawn: 1. Life meanings in old age significantly depend on the elderly person's family status. 2. In old age, orientation towards practically any life meaning carries victimological risks. 3. Life meanings in men are less thought out and logically formulated.
old age, life meanings, victimological threats, personal safety
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