Through Wise Eyes: Thriving Elder Women's Perspectives on Thriving in Elder Adulthood

Autor/in	Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle
Titel	Through Wise Eyes: Thriving Elder Women's Perspectives on Thriving in Elder Adulthood
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 32 (2006) 10, S.881-905 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Females; War; Coping; Older Adults; Phenomenology; Interviews; Focus Groups; Citizen Participation; Lifelong Learning; Social Networks; Income; Responsibility; Attitudes; Religion; Personality Traits; Death; Physical Health; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Krieg; Bewältigung; Älterer Erwachsener; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Einkommen; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Gesundheitszustand; USA
Abstract	Prompted by increasing U.S. longevity and aging demographics, this phenomenological study explored what it is like for 13 women, 75-91, to thrive in elder adulthood. Through multiple interviews, projective inventories, and focus groups, 6 group patterns emerged: (a) vital involvement and service, (b) desire to learn, (c) appreciation of basic life components--family, friends, health, home, and financial security, (d) valuing honesty and responsibility, (e) positive attitude, and (f) reliance on faith. A theme of resiliency emerged from their life stories of overcoming untimely deaths of family members, World War II experiences, and serious health challenges. Aging well advice is offered. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10