Symbolic Meanings of Valued Personal Objects in Identity Transitions of Late Adulthood
Symbolic Meanings of Valued Personal Objects in Identity Transitions of Late Adulthood
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成年晚期身份转变中有价值的个人物品的象征意义
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2008
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通讯作者：
V. Adair
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作者：
J. Kroger;V. Adair
有价值的个人物品反映了重要的身份元素。这些财产可以为个人提供一种身份连续性的感觉，尤其是在人生重大转变时期。这项定性研究探讨了晚年成年人在过渡到受监督的生活设施后所珍视的物品对于身份维护和修正过程的象征意义和功能。共有20人参加，其中8男12女，年龄65岁至89岁。 9 人住在独立单元，11 人住在单人间，这些房间位于新西兰两个城市之一的老年人住宅设施内。所有人都在过去 18 个月内搬到了这些设施。进行了半结构化访谈，重点关注参与者的生活史和珍惜的财产。扎根理论方法被用来识别有价值的个人物品的象征意义和功能。重要的身份功能包括与重要关系、过去的个人和历史事件以及前世生活阶段的自我的象征性联系。
Valued personal objects reflect important identity elements. Such possessions may provide individuals with a sense of identity continuity, especially during periods of major life transitions. This qualitative study explores the symbolic meanings and functions of cherished objects for identity maintenance and revision processes among late-life adults following their transition into a supervised living facility. Twenty individuals, 8 men and 12 women, aged 65 to 89 participated. Nine lived in independent units and 11 in single rooms on the grounds of a residential facility for older adults in one of two New Zealand cities. All had moved to the facilities within the previous 18 months. A semistructured interview that focused on participants' life histories and cherished possessions was administered. Grounded theory methods were used to identify symbolic meanings and functions of valued personal objects. Among important identity functions were symbolic links to important relationships, to past personal and historical events, and to the self in previous life phases.
在年老时感知到自我的连续性。
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Troll,LE;Skaff,MM
通讯作者：
Skaff,MM