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dc.contributor.authorBahl, Nina Kavita Heggen
dc.contributor.authorNafstad, Hilde Eileen
dc.contributor.authorBlakar, Rolv Mikkel
dc.contributor.authorGeirdal, Amy Østertun
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-26T13:46:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-09T07:54:16Z
dc.date.available2018-01-26T13:46:10Z
dc.date.available2018-04-09T07:54:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationBahl NKH, Nafstad HE, Blakar RM, Geirdal AØ. Responsibility for Psychological Sense of Community and Well-Being in Old Age: A Qualitative Study of Urban Older Adults in Norway. Open Journal of Social Sciences. 2017;5:321-338en
dc.identifier.issn2327-5960
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/5849
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the present study is to explore older adults’ understanding and conceptualizations of the concept “psychological sense of community” (PSOC) as experiences of belonging and being part of seem to be important in old age. Twelve older informants from Oslo (the capital of Norway) were interviewed. A thematic and discourse analytical approach was used to identify and depict the most central themes in the older adults’ meaning of PSOC in-depth and in relation to context. The findings show that there are important parts of Norwegian older adults’ meanings of PSOC that goes beyond dimensions included in the predominant conceptualization of PSOC. “Individual responsibility for PSOC in old age”, identified as the most salient theme, reflects core Norwegian cultural values and provides new insight to premises of PSOC and well-being in old age. Furthermore, the findings in this Scandinavian sample extend the understanding of older adults’ efforts to maintain their PSOC and well-being through life-changing transitions.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishingen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2017 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectWell-Beingen
dc.subjectPsychological Sense of Communityen
dc.subjectOld Ageen
dc.subjectCultureen
dc.subjectSocial Responsibilityen
dc.subjectNorwayen
dc.titleResponsibility for Psychological Sense of Community and Well-Being in Old Age: A Qualitative Study of Urban Older Adults in Norwayen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2018-01-26T13:46:10Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2017.57020
dc.identifier.cristin1482887
dc.source.journalOpen Journal of Social Sciences


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