کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1081763 1486767 2015 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Differences in perception of gerotranscendence behaviors between college students and community-dwelling older adults
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
تفاوت در درک رفتارهای رفتاری جوانی بین دانش‌آموزان و افراد مسن که در خانه سالمندان زندگی می کنند
کلمات کلیدی
Gerotranscendence؛ تئوری Gerontological؛ پیری
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب سالمندان و علم پیری شناسی
چکیده انگلیسی


• Age differences in the perceptions of gerotranscendence behaviors were examined.
• Older adults found many gerotranscendence behaviors to be less concerning.
• Older adults found many gerotranscendence behaviors to be less unusual.
• Some normal gerotranscendence behaviors may be over-pathologized by younger people.

Within the field of gerontology, several different theories have attempted to explain common psychological and social changes associated with the aging process. The Theory of Gerotranscendence is one such theory which purports that a shift in meta-perspective from a more materialistic and pragmatic view of the world to a more cosmic and transcendent one occurs as we age. Corresponding with this shift in meta-perspective, the individual exhibits certain behaviors that could be mistaken as signs of psychopathology if viewed based on the assumptions of more culturally-assimilated theories of aging. The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in perception of gerotranscendence behaviors between college students and older adults. Perceptions were quantified using an instrument that described many behaviors indicative of gerotranscendence within the context of a written narrative depicting an older adult living in an assisted living facility. Respondents were then asked to rate these behaviors in terms of how unusual they were and how concerning they were. As hypothesized, results indicated that several behaviors indicative of gerotranscendence were rated as more concerning and unusual by college students compared to older adults. Implications of these findings in terms of interactions between younger and older individuals occurring in the community and within healthcare settings are discussed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Aging Studies - Volume 34, August 2015, Pages 1–9
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