“I May Look 75, but I’m Really a Pioneer”: Concept of Self and Resilience Among Israeli Elder Adults Living in a War Zone

Chaitin, Julia; Sternberg, Rotem; Arad, Hagar; Barzili, Lea; Deray, Nira; Shinhar, Shlomit

doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9398-3

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“…As expected, qualitative studies had smaller samples ranging from 8 participants (Baker & Ballantyne, 2013) to 35 participants (Chaitin et al, 2013). Among quantitative studies the smaller sample had 56 individuals, aged between 60 and 93 years old and with a mean age of 71.2 (Ramírez et al, 2013); the biggest sample had 18345 individuals aged from 50 to 70 years old and with a mean age of 60.4 (Horner, 2012).…”

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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in old age through positive psychology studies: a scoping review

2017

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Título: Bienestar hedónico y eudaimónico en la vejez a través de estudios psicológicos positivos: una revisión de alcance. Resumen: El estudio del envejecimiento a través de la lente de la Psicología Positiva permite mirar más allá de la disminución normalmente asociada con el avance de la edad y considerar experiencias y estrategias gratificantes para promover un envejecimiento con propósito. Con el objetivo de reunir evidencia sobre los principales avances conceptuales y empíricos que ilustran el compromiso de la Psicología Positiva con los temas del envejecimiento, se llevó a cabo una revisión de alcance. Los artículos que tenían "Psicología Positiva" y "Envejecimiento" (o palabras similares al envejecimiento) en su título, resumen o palabras clave fueron examinados en bases de datos principales y se buscaron términos relacionados con el envejecimiento en revistas bien conocidas de psicología positiva. Esta estrategia arrojó 48 artículos, 33 trabajos científicos originales y 15 revisiones. Se presentan los principales temas, diseños de estudio e instrumentos y se discuten los puntos finales de acuerdo con la perspectiva hedónica o eudaimóni-ca de los estudios. Se destacan las direcciones futuras relacionadas con la importancia de constructos comprensivos y estrategias metodológicas en el estudio del avance de la edad. Palabras clave: Psicología positiva; envejecimiento; hedonismo; Eudaimonia; bienestar; Revisión del alcance. Abstract:The study of aging through the lens of Positive Psychology allows looking beyond the decline normally associated with advancing of age and to consider rewarding experiences and strategies to promote a meaningful aging. In order to gather evidence on the key conceptual and empirical advancements that illustrate the commitment of Positive Psychology with aging issues a scoping review was conducted. Papers having "Positive Psychology" AND "Aging" (or similar words to aging) on their title, abstract or key-words were screened across main databases and aging related terms were searched in well-known journals of positive psychology. This strategy yielded 48 articles, 33 original scientific papers and 15 reviews. Main themes, study designs and instruments are presented and the endpoints are discussed according to the hedonic or eudaimonic perspective of the studies. Future directions related with the importance of comprehensive constructs and method approaches in the study of advancing age are highlighted.

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“…1 Chaitin et al, 2013 Intervention and Psychological Well-being Arts participation contributes to enhance eudaimonic well-being by providing opportunities for autonomous engagement, growth-related cognitive and creative challenge and congruent self-expression.…”

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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in old age through positive psychology studies: a scoping review

2017

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“…Even though most of them had survived the Holocaust, they were motivated to establish a rural communal locality in Israel near the border, in an undeveloped and dangerous area far from the centre of the country (Chaitin et al . 2012). The resilience of the population of the rural periphery in the southern and northern regions of Israel has also been noted in a general survey conducted in 2014 among older persons in Israel (Dahan and Schwartz 2014), as well as in a recent study conducted among a representative sample of the Jewish-Israeli older population (Eshel et al .…”

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Life in a continuous traumatic situation: perspective of the older population

Nuttman‐Shwartz

Regev

2017

Ageing and Society

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The literature is divided with regard to how older persons cope with traumatic situations of war and terror, and few studies have focused on continuous exposure to traumatic situations. To fill the gap in existing knowledge, the present study examined how older people cope with a continuous security threat which includes periods of intensive attacks. Three focus groups were conducted among older residents of rural localities situated near the Israeli border with Gaza. Content analysis of transcripts from the group sessions revealed four main aspects that concern the older participants when they cope with situations of war: (a) moral issues; (b) emotional issues; (c) intergenerational issues; and (d) resilience and future challenge. The analysis revealed that the older participants’ coping patterns derive from a combination of their stage of life, the changing lifestyle in their communal rural localities, and the ways that the older residents and younger residents of the communities cope with exposure to a continuous security threat. The theoretical framework for discussion of the findings is based on social theories of trauma and resilience. In addition, recommendations are provided for interventions at the individual and community levels.

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“…This suggests that a variety of risks (including age) combine to determine the level of resilience. 23 It is necessary to consider subpopulations, such as older adults, as a whole when trying to determine a baseline for average capabilities and requirements. It is, however, also important to note the valuable contribution that older adults can make, as well as the level of resilience many of them possess.…”

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“…Consequently, researchers have proposed the idea of cumulative risk as a stronger predictor of resilience. This suggests that a variety of risks (including age) combine to determine the level of resilience 23 …”

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Psychological and Physical Impacts of Extreme Events on Older Adults: Implications for Communications

McClelland

Amlôt²,

Rogers

et al. 2016

Disaster med. public health prep.

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In recent years, a series of large-scale, high-profile natural disasters and terrorist attacks have demonstrated the need for thorough and effective disaster preparedness. While these extreme events affect communities and societies as a whole, they also carry specific risks for particular population groups. Crises such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan have illustrated the risk of significant and disproportionate morbidity and mortality among older adults during disasters. Age does not necessarily equate to vulnerability, but many physical and psychological consequences of the aging process can increase the risk of adverse outcomes. As the older population grows, so too does the need to ensure that adequate, practical, and appropriate measures exist to offset the specific risks from extreme events associated with this subpopulation. Effective risk and crisis communication plays a key role in mitigating the extent to which older adults are differentially affected during extreme events. By identifying the specific issues affecting older adults, this review highlights important areas for action for practitioners and policy-makers, particularly in the realm of crisis communication. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:127–134)

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“I May Look 75, but I’m Really a Pioneer”: Concept of Self and Resilience Among Israeli Elder Adults Living in a War Zone

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in old age through positive psychology studies: a scoping review

Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in old age through positive psychology studies: a scoping review

Life in a continuous traumatic situation: perspective of the older population

Psychological and Physical Impacts of Extreme Events on Older Adults: Implications for Communications

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