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Janhsen, Anna, Golla, Heidrun, Mantell, Pauline and Woopen, Christiane . Transforming spirituality through aging: coping and distress in the search for meaning in very old age. J. Relig. Spiritual. Aging. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1552-8049

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Abstract

Problem-centered interviews were conducted with 20 oldest old (80+ years) and evaluated via qualitative content analysis to answer the research question of how age-and cultural-specific experiences challenge and transform spirituality in oldest age. This study reveals that socio-cultural and age-related changes do not only support a reconsideration of existential questions of life expressed in faith, but also a reevaluation of life, rethinking of meaningful engagement, and redefinition of fundamental constituents of identity. On affective, reflective as well as performative dimensions of spirituality this changes bear scopes for different forms of spiritual support and spiritual crises, which themselves transform spirituality in old age. Spirituality is for the elderly thereby not a matter of gaining theoretical insights and knowledge, but rather a matter of coherence between perceptions of life, interpretation of life and approaching life ? hence primarily a matter of successful conduct of life on a practical level.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Janhsen, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Golla, Heidrun UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mantell, Pauline UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Woopen, Christiane UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-131313
DOI:	10.1080/15528030.2019.1676362
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Relig. Spiritual. Aging
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1552-8049
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RELIGION; PSYCHOLOGY; LIFE Multiple languages Geriatrics & Gerontology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13131