scholarly journals Neural signatures of meaning in life dimensions and its contribution to self‐perceived cognition in middle‐aged individuals

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (S10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kilian Abellaneda‐Pérez ◽  
Gabriele Cattaneo ◽  
María R Cabello‐Toscano ◽  
Lídia Vaqué‐Alcázar ◽  
Javier Solana ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Neural Signatures

Meaning in Life Among Middle-Aged and Older Gay and Heterosexual Fathers

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 2155-2173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geva Shenkman ◽  
Kfir Ifrah ◽  
Dov Shmotkin
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Gay Fathers ◽  
Heterosexual Relationship ◽  
Older Gay Men

This study explored differences in meaning-in-life indicators, namely purpose in life and personal growth, among 76 community-dwelling middle-aged and older Israeli gay men, who had become fathers through a heterosexual relationship (mean age = 59.42, SD = 6.15, range: 50-78), 110 gay men that were not fathers (mean age = 60.37, SD = 9.69, range: 50-84), and 114 heterosexual fathers (mean age = 62.27, SD = 8.09, range: 50-87). As hypothesized, after controlling for 10 sociodemographic characteristics, personal growth was higher among middle-aged and older gay fathers compared with heterosexual fathers. No difference emerged for purpose in life. In line with a second hypothesis, both purpose in life and personal growth were higher among middle-aged and older gay fathers compared with middle-aged and older gay men that were not fathers. The findings emphasize the possible strengths, manifested by elevated levels of meaning in life, which fatherhood embodies for gay men.

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