Exploring ego-integrity in old adults: A Q-methodology study
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dc.contributor.author | Chang, Sung Ok | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Ju Hee | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kong, Eun Sook | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Chun Gill | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ahn, Soo Yeon | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cho, Nam Ok | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-09T11:42:13Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-09T11:42:13Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2021-06-15 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008-02 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7489 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/124181 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Achieving ego-integrity involves fully accepting oneself and is important in quality of later life, but the concept of ego-integrity in old adults has not yet been well articulated in nursing practice. Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the concept of ego-integrity in late adulthood in terms of the range of meanings this concept embraces within contemporary Korean society. Design: Q-methodology was applied, which represents a method for measuring subjectivity. Settings: The study was performed in a community setting in the Republic of Korea. Participants: The participants were 26 old adults, aged 65-70 years, living in the community in Korea. Two inclusion criteria were applied: (1) the participants had to be literate and competent to ensure that they were able to sort the cards stating the Q-samples in a forced distributive manner, and (2) the participants were regarded by researchers as having achieved ego-integrity in late adulthood as described in the literature. Methods: Data obtained from June 2004 to December 2004 from a sample of 26 older adults were analyzed by PCQ software (a factor analysis program for the Q-technique) to delineate the factors of ego-integrity in late adulthood. Results: A four-factor solutions for the study subjects indicates that there were differences in the frames of reference in achieving ego-integrity in late adulthood. The frames of reference of the four factors were: (1) a satisfactory connection between the generations, (2) enjoying a peaceful life, (3) peace through acceptance, and (4) achieving a praiseworthy life in spite of adversity. Conclusion: The projected property of ego-integrity in late adulthood is closely related to cultural and psycho-social environmental influences throughout the life span. Culturally sensitive life-reviews methods need to be developed to intervene in the specific ways that individual older adults achieve their own ego-integrity throughout their life experiences. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | - |
dc.subject | LIFE | - |
dc.title | Exploring ego-integrity in old adults: A Q-methodology study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Chang, Sung Ok | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.07.020 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-38049129253 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000253141000008 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, v.45, no.2, pp.246 - 256 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES | - |
dc.citation.title | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES | - |
dc.citation.volume | 45 | - |
dc.citation.number | 2 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 246 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 256 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Nursing | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Nursing | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | LIFE | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | ego-integrity | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | late adulthood | - |
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