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Resilience Protective Factors in an Older Adult Population: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis.
- Source :
- Social Work Research; Sep2016, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p171-182, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Resilience is conceptualized as a dynamic process that leads to positive outcomes in the face of adversity. The resilience process consists of the activation and interaction of protective and vulnerability factors after encountering adversity. The present study seeks to integrate and synthesize the findings of existing qualitative studies premised in highlighting and exploring the protective factors associated with resilience in an older adult population through the systematic process of qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis. Results revealed nine distinct protective factors: (1) external connections, (2) meaningfulness, (3) previous experience with hardship, (4) grit, (5) self-care, (6) self-acceptance, (7) positive perspective on life, (8) independence, and (9) altruism. Findings offer researchers and practitioners a greater understanding of the protective factors associated with resilience among older adults and contribute to the advancement of resilience theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGING
ALTRUISM
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CINAHL database
ERIC (Information retrieval system)
EXPERIENCE
HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
LIFE
RESEARCH evaluation
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
HEALTH self-care
SELF-perception
SOCIAL case work
TRANSLATIONS
SYSTEMATIC reviews
QUALITATIVE research
SEARCH engines
BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases
JUDGMENT sampling
THEMATIC analysis
INDEPENDENT living
META-synthesis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10705309
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Social Work Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117690999
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svw008