Gerotranscendence and active aging: the lived experience

IF 0.8 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging Pub Date : 2020-07-07 DOI:10.1080/15528030.2020.1770662

fatemeh raeesi dehkordi, A. Eslami, Fereshteh Zamani Alavijeh, H. Matlabi

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Active aging is a comprehensive and subjective concept that depends on an individuals’ personal experiences. The theory of gerotranscendence focuses on seniors and the aging process. This process would be of great value in dealing with the challenges that come in that period of life. The authors conducted this study to explore the lived experience of gerotranscendence and active aging among seniors. Following a directed content analysis procedure, we conduct semi-structured individual interviews with 39 community-dwelling seniors from the age of 60 including both genders living in Isfahan selected by purposeful sampling. Data collection and analysis were concurrent. The reliability of data was fulfilled by following Lincoln and Guba criteria. We stopped data collection when no new concept was added and data saturation was achieved. Based on the experience of elders, we identified three categories: 1) Self-transcendence, 2) Social transcendence, and 3) Cosmic level. These portrayed gerotranscendence as a continuous process confronting age-related change. The finding suggests that gerotranscendence was introduced as a dynamic process that occurred simultaneously with active aging accompanying the journey of life.

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老年超越与主动老龄化:生活经验

主动老龄化是一个综合的、主观的概念，它取决于个人的个人经历。老年超越理论关注的是老年人和老龄化过程。这一过程对于应对生命中这一时期出现的挑战将具有很大的价值。本研究旨在探讨长者超越与积极老化的生活经验。根据直接内容分析程序，我们对39名居住在伊斯法罕的60岁社区老年人进行了半结构化的个人访谈，其中包括有目的抽样选择的男女。数据收集和分析是同时进行的。数据的可靠性是通过遵循Lincoln和Guba标准来实现的。当没有添加新概念并且达到数据饱和时，我们停止数据收集。根据长者的经验，我们将其分为三类:1)自我超越，2)社会超越，3)宇宙层面超越。这些作品将老年超越描绘成一个持续的过程，面对与年龄相关的变化。这一发现表明，老年超越是一个动态的过程，伴随着生命之旅的积极衰老同时发生。

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Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging is an interdisciplinary, interfaith professional journal in which the needs, aspirations, and resources of aging constituencies come clearly into focus. Combining practical innovation and scholarly insight, the peer-reviewed journal offers timely information and probing articles on such subjects as long-term care for the aging, support systems for families of the aging, retirement, counseling, death, ethical issues, and more . Providing a crucial balance between theory and practice, the journal informs secular professionals – administrators, counselors, nurses, physicians, recreational rehabilitative therapists, and social workers – about developments in the field of Religion, Spirituality, and Aging. The journal also serves as a resource for religious professionals, such as pastors, religious educators, chaplains, and pastoral counselors who work with aging people and their families.