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| An existential perspective on death anxiety, retirement, and related research problems | | Author(s) | John W Osborne |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 36, no 2, June 2017 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 246-255 |
| Source | http://cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Death ; Attitude ; Anxiety ; Independence ; Ageing process ; Theory. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to discuss aspects of existentialism relevant to existence and death anxiety (DA). Included were the 'thrownness' of existence, being-with-others, the motivational influence of inevitable death, the search for meaning, making the most of existence by taking responsibility for one's own life, and coping with existential isolation. The attempted separation of DA from object anxiety was found to be a significant difficulty. The correlations among age, gender and DA were variable. Personality and role-oriented problems in the transition to retirement were discussed along with Erikson's notion of 'generativity' as an expression of the energy and purpose of mid-life. Furthermore methodological and linguistic problems in DA research were considered. The article suggests qualitative methodologies as an interpersonal means of exploring DA within the contexts of psychotherapy and counselling. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170728257 A |
| Classmark | CW: DP: ENP: C3: BG: 4D |
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