Growing While Going: Spiritual Formation at the End of Life

Harris, Helen

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“…This view seems to be supported, as those older individuals who occupy roles in later life have a higher sense of purpose than older individuals who do not occupy productive roles (Greenfield & Marks, 2004). Furthermore, qualitative evidence indicates that dementia sufferers are able to maintain meaningful lives and demonstrate ongoing personal growth (Henderson & Andrews, 1998;Harris, 2008).A longitudinal study conducted by Kling, Seltzer &Ryff (1997) explored the impact of relocation on older women's eudaimonic wellbeing, using Ryff's six dimensions as a framework. Two challenges for this age group were explored; relocation to a new residence, and caregiving for a learning disabled child.…”

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Wellbeing in retirement villages: Eudaimonic challenges and opportunities

Chandler¹,

Robinson²

2014

Journal of Aging Studies

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A retirement village consists of a collection of privately owned or leased flats or maisonettes for elderly adults that are supported by a central hub that provides catering, medical care and social activities. There have been studies of the psychological experience and impacts of such environments, however, there is lack of research that links the retirement village experience to overarching theories of eudaimonic wellbeing, and that uses qualitative methods to find out Wellbeing in retirement villages: Eudaimonic challenges and opportunitiesThe landscape of supported accommodation for the elderly in the UK has changed radically over the past two decades. One of the forms of residence that has increased in prevalence over this time is the 'retirement village' model (Grant, 2007). In a retirement village, elderly residents either own or rent a self-contained apartment or maisonette within a larger community that contains facilities such as dining, leisure and care services. A monthly or annual fee is paid to the community provider for access to these services (Robinson, 2012).In 2009, the BBC published a report that suggested that 25,000 older adults lived in a retirement village on that date 1 , and that number is likely to have increased markedly since then, as villages continue to be built all over the country. The lower age limit for entry into a retirement village is typically set at 55 or 60, but the average age is around 80 (Evans, 2009).Retirement villages are a relatively new social milieu that are likely to be different in their effects on wellbeing and identity, compared with more traditional forms of elderly care environment, due to the greater emphasis on autonomy and on an absence of reference to being a 'care' home. The current study aims to explore how living in a retirement village within the UK is personally experienced by residents as impacting positively and negatively on eudaimonic wellbeing, using Ryff's taxonomic model of wellbeing as an orientating framework. Eudaimonic wellbeingWellbeing is a complex construct that has been operationalized in different ways by psychologists and sociologists. Broadly, these different definitions can be categorized as and satisfaction, and in psychology this has been operationalized in the construct of 'subjective wellbeing' (SWB) (Bauer & Park, 2010). SWB contains the emotional dimensions of happiness, the balance between positive/negative affect, and the cognitive dimension of life-satisfaction (Daatland, 2005). In contrast, eudaimonic wellbeing originates in Aristotelian philosophy and is concerned with optimal experience and functioning in a broader sense than the hedonic type, including positive relationships, a sense of purpose, meaning, and a feeling of growth, as well as the hedonic cognitive-affective appraisals of happiness and satisfaction. In psychology, the eudaimonic conceptualization has been operationalized in psychological wellbeing (PWB), by Ryff (1989). Hahn and Oishi (2006) found that older adults who were asked to recall the "...

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Wellbeing in retirement villages: Eudaimonic challenges and opportunities

Chandler¹,

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2014

Journal of Aging Studies

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“…For example, in treating terminal illness and life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer and intellectual or physical disabilities, there is considerable discussion in the literature about redefining hope (see e.g. Clark and Hoffler, 2014; Harris, 2008; Kleban, 2014). This is particularly important when people feel they have let their friends or family down in ‘giving up on hope’ (Kleban, 2014), when a patient is uncomfortable with the concept of hope and the commonly held focus on cure or long-term survival (Glaser and Glassman, 2014), or when hope becomes a psychological burden (McLean, 2011).…”

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Inspiring hope through social work practice

Boddy

O’Leary

Tsui

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International Social Work

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Hope has dynamic features that look to the future and motivate people. Yet despite being synonymous with social work, psychological terms have tended to define hope’s perimeters. Its role in social work is often heralded, yet its unique, critical and temporal role has not been well mapped in social work theory. This article explores the use of hope in social work practice. A conceptual framework highlights the richness of hope, its application in social work practice and its position in social work relationships. The implications for direct practice, further research and professional education are also discussed.

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“…In medieval times the original hospices were inns stationed along routes for religious pilgrimages that cared for pilgrims who lacked the strength to complete their journey (Harris, 2008). According to stories, the travelers were treated like royalty because they were thought to be "one step closer to God" and they were regarded as having "wisdom and knowledge that was beyond this life" (Harris, 2008, p. 237).…”

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