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Sist endret: 15. februar 2022, 10:38
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2021
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021

Relationships of sources of meaning and resilience with meaningfulness and satisfaction with life: A population-based study of Norwegians in late adulthood

Bidragsytere:
  • Torgeir Sørensen
  • Knut Hestad og
  • Ellen Karine Grov

Tidsskrift

Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN 1664-1078
e-ISSN 1664-1078
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2021
Publisert online: 2021
Volum: 12
Sider: 1 - 11
Artikkelnummer: 685125
Open Access

Importkilder

Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85121467824

Klassifisering

Vitenskapsdisipliner

Helsefag

Emneord

Meningsdannelse • Mening • Livskvaliet • Resiliens

Beskrivelse Beskrivelse

Tittel

Relationships of sources of meaning and resilience with meaningfulness and satisfaction with life: A population-based study of Norwegians in late adulthood

Sammendrag

Abstract Health-promoting initiatives incorporating meaning-making to enhance the well-being of people in late adulthood are important, particularly as the number of older people is increasing. Resilience and sources of meaning may be related to individuals' experience of meaningfulness and satisfaction with life. However, few studies have investigated these relations among people in late adulthood. In the present exploratory study, we asked the following questions: What are the differences regarding scores on sources of meaning, resilience, meaningfulness, and satisfaction between people in late adulthood (≥65) and other adults (18-64)? What is the association between sources of meaning and meaningfulness, and between resilience and meaningfulness? What is the association between sources of meaning and satisfaction with life, and between resilience and satisfaction with life? A cross-sectional design was used. A population-based sample of 925 participants (aged 18-91 years) was recruited from the National Population Register in Norway. Of these, 219 participants were 65 years old and older (mean age 73 years). Additionally, sub-analyses for the age-group ≥ 75 (N = 71) were performed. Independent-samples t-tests, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, and linear regressions adjusted for demographics, anxiety, and depression were performed utilizing standardized questionnaires. It was found that people in late adulthood (≥65 years) scored significantly higher on meaningfulness compared to younger adults (18-64). Of the sources of meaning, vertical self-transcendence, including explicit religiosity and spirituality, had the strongest relation to meaningfulness for people in late adulthood, after adjusting for demographics, anxiety, and depression. For the same group, accomplishment, including generativity and unselfish engagement with the surroundings and future generations, also stood out as a prominent source of meaning when related to meaningfulness. No sources of meaning were associated with satisfaction with life in the older group. No associations between resilience and meaningfulness, nor between resilience and satisfaction with life, were found among people in late adulthood. However, positive associations were found between resilience and meaningfulness, as well as between resilience and satisfaction with life, in the 18-64 age group. Longitudinal research and interventional studies are needed to confirm whether the designated sources contribute to meaningfulness in a Norwegian context. The implications of the findings are discussed. Keywords: meaning; meaningfulness; old adults; resilience; satisfaction with life; sources of meaning. Copyright © 2021 Sørensen, Hestad and Grov.

Bidragsytere

Torgeir Sørensen

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for helse ved VID vitenskapelige høgskole
Aktiv cristin-person

Knut Hestad

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Div Psykisk helsevern ved Sykehuset Innlandet HF
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for helse- og sykepleievitenskap ved Høgskolen i Innlandet

Ellen Karine Grov

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for sykepleie og helsefremmende arbeid ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for helse- og sykepleievitenskap ved Høgskolen i Innlandet
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