Building resilience in the face of adversity: navigation processes used by older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults living in Ireland
Building resilience in the face of adversity: navigation processes used by older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults living in Ireland
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DOI：
10.1111/jocn.13288
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Glacken, Michele
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作者：
Higgins, Agnes;Sharek, Danika;Glacken, Michele
目的和目标。探讨老年男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者的心理弹性过程。年长的女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者的身份经常被从缺陷、脆弱性和病理学的角度看待;因此，支撑许多年长的女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者生活的自然复原力过程没有得到承认，很少有研究关注他们在建立服从性时所使用的过程。本研究的设计是定性和探索性的。通过深入的面对面访谈收集数据。36名女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者参加了采访。受访者的平均年龄为60.3岁。采用主位分析法对数据进行分析。确定了九个增强参与者复原力的过程，即：“决定接受自己，不被男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者的身份所界定”;"获得一个赋权的视角“;”学会放手并继续前进“;”离开压迫性的社会环境“;”体验与家人和他人的肯定关系“;”获得正式支持“;“保持与女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋和变性人的联系”;“保持积极和感谢生活”和“保持活跃和忙碌”。这些过程促进了特征的发展，例如：勇气和力量;积极的自我意识和乐观的人生观。这项研究提供了证据证明这群人中相当大的力量，强调逆境如何在参与者中产生一套复原力技能，增加了新兴的复原力和老年女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋和变性人的研究机构。护士不仅需要了解老年男女同性恋、双性恋和变性人的生活史，还需要评估他们的优势，并提供敏感的服务，以促进和支持这一人群的复原力。
Aims and objectives. To explore resilience processes among older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults.Background. Older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender identities have frequently been viewed from a deficit, vulnerability and pathological perspective; consequently, the natural resilience processes that underpin the lives of many older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people goes unrecognised, with few studies focusing on the processes they use in building resilience.Design. The design of the study is qualitative and exploratory.Methods. Data were collected through in-depth, face-to-face interviews. Thirty-six lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people participated in the interviews. The mean age of the interview participants was 60.3 years. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.Results. Nine processes were identified that enhanced participants resilience, namely: 'Making a decision to accept oneself and not be defined by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender identity'; 'Acquiring an empowering perspective'; 'Learning to let go and moving on'; 'Leaving oppressive social environments'; 'Experiencing affirming relationships with family and others'; 'Accessing formal supports'; 'Maintaining connections with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people'; 'Remaining positive and being thankful for life' and 'Remaining active and keeping busy'. These processes fostered the development of characteristics, such as: courage and strength; a positive sense of self and an optimistic outlook on life.Conclusion. This study provides evidence of the considerable strength among this group of people, highlighting how adversity has engendered in participants a set of resilience skills, adding to the emerging body of research into resilience and older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.Relevance to clinical practice. Nurses not only need to be aware of the life histories of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people but they also need to assess their strengths and offer sensitive services that promote and support resilience among this population.