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The experience of being at home throughout the life span — investigation of persons aged from 2 to 102
Author(s)	Karen Zingmark, Astrid Norberg, Per-Olof Sandman
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 41, no 1, 1995
Pages	pp 47-62
Keywords	Life span ; Living in the community ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Sweden.
Annotation	In this Swedish study, 151 people aged 2 to 102 narrated their experiences related to the phenomenon of 'being at home', and several common interdependent and interrelated aspects of the experience were identified throughout the life span. These aspects are believed to entail cognitive, emotional, and conative dimensions: safety, rootedness, harmony, joy, privacy, togetherness, recognition, order, control, possession, nourishment, initiative, power, freedom. The sense of being related was found to be a common condition - i.e. related to significant others, things, places, activities, and oneself and transcendence. 'Being at home', 'sharing a home', and 'offering a home' were integral to the experience. A progression in the experience of being at home throughout the life span was identified.
Accession Number	CPA-970425015 A
Classmark	BG6: K4: F: 3F: 76P
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