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Emerging voices of aging: A heuristic study of positive experiences and perspectives of age and aging.

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正題名/作者:	Emerging voices of aging: A heuristic study of positive experiences and perspectives of age and aging./
作者:	Coburn, Ashley J.
面頁冊數:	213 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-05, Section: B, page: 3201.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International70-05B.
標題:	Gerontology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3356466
ISBN:	9781109168624

Emerging voices of aging: A heuristic study of positive experiences and perspectives of age and aging.
Coburn, Ashley J.

Emerging voices of aging: A heuristic study of positive experiences and perspectives of age and aging. - 213 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-05, Section: B, page: 3201.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2009.

This study is a qualitative investigation of older adults' positive experiences and perspectives of age and the aging process. Participants were 12 adults (7 women and 5 men) ranging in age from 75 to 90 years old. The participants included 2 African Americans (16.7%), 2 Asian Americans (16.7%), 6 Caucasian Americans (50%), and 2 Latin/Hispanic Americans (16.7%). The researcher interviewed the participants using a semistructured, in-depth, 1-on-1 interview format to gather descriptive narratives of age and aging. This study employed the heuristic research methodology developed by Clark Moustakas (1990) and used 6 reflective guidelines associated with heuristic research: initial engagement, immersion, incubation, illumination, explication, and creative synthesis. To analyze the data, this study utilized thematic content analysis to isolate and describe the qualities and themes deemed most relevant to the participants' positive experiences and perspectives of age and the aging process. Significant themes include: (a) embracing age, (b) freedom from former familial and professional responsibilities, (c) freedom of expression, (d) freedom from perceived expectations of physical ideals, and (e) increased self-confidence and self-acceptance in later adulthood. Additionally, participants identified key contributors to their positive experiences and perspectives of age and aging including: (a) early relationships with older people, (b) meaningful relationships and social engagement, (c) positive attitude and adaptability, (d) health maintenance, (e) humor, and (f) acceptance of death. Individual descriptive vignettes were created for each of 12 participants using direct passages from their interview narratives. The findings of this study highlight important qualities that characterize older adults' positive experiences and perspectives of age and the process of aging, and provide valuable information regarding the potential cultivation of such qualities. This study includes a discussion of the results, limitations, and suggestions for future research.

ISBN: 9781109168624Subjects--Topical Terms:

168436
Gerontology.

Emerging voices of aging: A heuristic study of positive experiences and perspectives of age and aging.
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