Construction of Positive Aging Image of Elderly People in Music Performance Short Videos: A Study of Grounded Theory Based on Audience Comments

Jingjing Wu; Sumathi Maniam Raj

doi:10.54254/2753-7080/2025.20698

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Received: 6 January 2025

Published: 24 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7080/2025.20698

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Wu,J.;Raj,S.M. (2025). Construction of Positive Aging Image of Elderly People in Music Performance Short Videos: A Study of Grounded Theory Based on Audience Comments. Advances in Humanities Research,11,55-63.

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