Abstract
Introduction: This study aims to explore how older people structure the subjectivity that accompanies the development of gerotranscendence in late adulthood within a specific sociocultural context. Method: Q methodology, a common method for assessing subjectivity, was applied. Results: The four subjective frames of reference that accompany the development of gerotranscendence, represented by four corresponding Q-factors, were (a) generation awareness, (b) awareness of aging, (c) awareness of the big picture of life, and (d) awareness of temporality. Discussion: The subjective frames of reference that characterize the development of gerotranscendence in late adulthood are closely related to cultural and psychosocial environmental influences over the course of an individual’s life.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 202-211 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Transcultural Nursing |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 May |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Catholic Medical Center Research Foundation for the 2015 academic year.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Q methodology
- gerotranscendence
- late adulthood
- subjectivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing