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KMID : 0379220070270040807
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2007 Volume.27 No. 4 p.807 ~ p.827
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Critical Life events: Comparison between the successfully aged and the unsuccessfully aged
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Yoon Hyun-Sook
Yoo Hee-Jeong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that influence the successful aging in connection with the critical life events that the seniors have experienced throughout the life course. This study is to analyze how critical life event and its subjective meaning are interrelated by comparing two contrasting groups; the successfully aged and unsuccessfully aged. 4 Successfully aged seniors and 36 unsuccessfully aged seniors who have been selected from 1406 elders according to the rigorous criteria are interviewed. Then the data are analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The critical life events are classified into 6 areas: education, occupation, economy, health, family, and state. Also two themes, such as the scope of life events’ impacts and individual styles to cope with life events, are found through the method of continuous comparison. The results show that there are obvious differences between two groups in respect of experience of critical life events and their influences on their lives. Especially, the negative life events in family-related areas and their influences are very important in respect of whether the individuals are successfully aged or not. Moreover, successful aging is related to individual styles to cope with the critical life events. Finally, the implications of the study and the intervention strategy to promote the successful aging are discussed.
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KEYWORD
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successful aging, critical Life events, Life course, scope of Life events` impact, coping style
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