TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptance of spousal death
T2 - The factor of time in bereaved older adults' search for meaning
AU - Chan, Wallace Chi Ho
AU - Chan, Cecilia L.W.
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning in 2 time-related themes: timing of spousal death and paradoxical time perception. For paradoxical time perception, 2 subthemes were identified: truncation and daily isolation in time. For bereaved older adults, time-related meaning seeking may be best fostered by self-transcendence, (e.g., participation in volunteer work and social activities).
AB - Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning in 2 time-related themes: timing of spousal death and paradoxical time perception. For paradoxical time perception, 2 subthemes were identified: truncation and daily isolation in time. For bereaved older adults, time-related meaning seeking may be best fostered by self-transcendence, (e.g., participation in volunteer work and social activities).
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U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2010.535387
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2010.535387
M3 - Article
C2 - 24501833
AN - SCOPUS:79951489664
SN - 0748-1187
VL - 35
SP - 147
EP - 162
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
IS - 2
ER -