Ego integrity and fear of death: A comparison of institutionalized and independently living older adults

Death Studies ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Goebel ◽  
Bruce E. Boeck
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Ego Integrity

Generativity affects fear of death through ego integrity in German, Czech, and Cameroonian older adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 89-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Busch ◽  
Jan Hofer ◽  
Iva Poláčková Šolcová ◽  
Peter Tavel
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Ego Integrity

Evidence of an Indirect Effect of Generativity on Fear of Death Through Ego-Integrity Considering Social Desirability

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110531
Author(s):  
Holger Busch
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Implicit Associations ◽  
Socially Desirable Responding ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Implicit Associations Test

Recent research has shown an indirect effect of generativity on fear of death through ego-integrity in older adults. The present paper aims at demonstrating that the indirect effect is valid even when controlling for social desirability. For that purpose, participants ( N = 260 German adults) in study 1 provided self-reports on generativity, ego-integrity, fear of death, and social desirability. Analyses confirmed the indirect effect when the tendency for socially desirable responding was statistically controlled. In study 2, participants ( N = 133 German adults) also reported on their generativity and ego-integrity. Fear of death, however, was assessed with a reaction time-based measure (i.e., the Implicit Associations Test). Again, the indirect effect could be confirmed. Taken together, the studies lend further credibility to the extant findings on the indirect effect of generativity on fear of death through ego-integrity.

Poor Acceptance of the Past is Related to Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

GeroPsych ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-251
Author(s):  
Gozde Cetinkol ◽  
Gulbahar Bastug ◽  
E. Tugba Ozel Kizil
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Geriatric Depression ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depressed Group ◽  
Total Death ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Depression in older adults can be explained by Erikson’s theory on the conflict of ego integrity versus hopelessness. The study investigated the relationship between past acceptance, hopelessness, death anxiety, and depressive symptoms in 100 older (≥50 years) adults. The total Beck Hopelessness (BHS), Geriatric Depression (GDS), and Accepting the Past (ACPAST) subscale scores of the depressed group were higher, while the total Death Anxiety (DAS) and Reminiscing the Past (REM) subscale scores of both groups were similar. A regression analysis revealed that the BHS, DAS, and ACPAST predicted the GDS. Past acceptance seems to be important for ego integrity in older adults.

Development of a Scale to Measure Korean Ego-integrity in Older Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Ok Chang ◽  
Eun Sook Kong ◽  
Kwuy Bun Kim ◽  
Nam Cho Kim ◽  
Ju Hee Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Ego Integrity

Dialogical and Integrated Self in Late Adulthood: Examining Two Adaptive Ways of Growing Old

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Filip ◽  
Kateřina Lukavská ◽  
Iva Poláčková Šolcová
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
Process View ◽  
Better Than

We examined two contradictory views of Erikson’s concept of ego integrity: as an outcome of the tension between integrity and despair, or as a dialogical process of balancing positive and negative life experiences. One hundred sixty-seven Czech older adults participated in the study. Dialogically integrated, outcome-integrated, and outcome-despairing participants were selected based on the Ego Integrity Scale and based on methods mapping life-reviewing dialogue. The three subsamples were compared in their psychological adaptation. The results showed that the dialogically integrated participants scored similarly in well-being and meaningfulness of life as outcome-integrated participants and better than outcome-despairing participants. However, the dialogically integrated participants were also prone to experiencing negative emotions. As they were older than the other two subsamples and reported worse physical health, we concluded that the life-reviewing dialogue helps them maintain a sense of meaning in life and a certain level of well-being. Hence, the results support relevance of the dialogical-process view.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF CONTACT WITH OLDER ADULTS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AGING ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER AGEISM AMONG YOUNG ADULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S82-S82
Author(s):  
Jessica H Helphrey ◽  
Cassidy M Adams ◽  
Leah N Smith ◽  
Jennifer Sawyer ◽  
Leigh A Fierro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Contact Hypothesis ◽  
Age Changes ◽  
Quality Of Contact

Abstract Ageism refers to stereotypes about and prejudice against individuals on the basis of age. Ageism among young adults may be different than other forms of intolerance simply because age changes; that is, young adults will grow older, and they will eventually become a member of what is presently an outgroup (i.e., older adults). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ageism among young adults (N = 623) is more closely associated with future-oriented variables (i.e., optimism and fear of death) or whether ageism more closely resembles an outgroup attitude, which like other outgroup attitudes is mitigated by knowledge about and quality of contact with those outgroup members. Bivariate correlations found that knowledge of aging, quality of contact with older adults, and optimism were associated with lower ageism. In a multiple regression analysis, only knowledge about aging and quality of contact with older adults were associated with lower ageism. Overall, the results suggest that ageism represents more of an outgroup attitude rather than a future-oriented attitude. These results support the contact hypothesis in that knowledge of aging and quality of contact with older adults were associated with lower ageism among young adults. Education about aging and quality contact with older adults may be effective ways to reduce ageism among young adults.

End-of-Life Activities Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan

2019 ◽  
pp. 003022281985492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miho Tanaka ◽  
Masami Takahashi ◽  
Daisuke Kawashima
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Attitudes Toward Death ◽  
Japanese Older Adults ◽  
Eol Care ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

This study explored end-of-life (EOL) activities among community-dwelling Japanese older adults and the relationships between EOL activities and related variables. One hundred twenty-three older adults (38 men, 87 women; mean age = 72.54 years) who attended EOL seminars were surveyed regarding EOL activities, attitudes toward death, and mental health status. Cluster analysis of EOL activities revealed three clusters: Planning (e.g., had planned own funeral arrangements), Preference (e.g., had talked about EOL care with their family), and Preparation (e.g., already written their will). The number of EOL-related events attended was positively correlated with Preparation, while fear of death was negatively associated with Preference. Older adults with bereavement experience had higher Planning and Preparation scores than those without such experience.

scholarly journals Incorporating Guided Autobiography, Portfolios, and SoulCollage Into Undergraduate Gerontology Courses

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 675-675
Author(s):  
Lisa Cox ◽  
Gina Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Erik Erikson ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Generational Group

Abstract Although undergraduates don’t eagerly choose gerontology classes first, a hefty number of students have enjoyed content they have explored as they were enrolled in “Aging and Spirituality” and “Therapeutic Arts with Older Adults” courses. The ten universal life themes that help people tell their stories, through the empirically validated methodology of Guided Autobiography (GAB) are incorporated in classes designed for an inter-generational group (older adults and students). Student assembled portfolios created from activities connected to ‘the arts’ and spiritual literacy have enhanced the acquisition of gerontological competencies. Also, through the use of SoulCollage® (developed in the late 1980s by Seena B. Frost, M. Div.) students of all ages, with and without artistic abilities, use a creative collaging process to get in touch with their ego integrity—the eighth stage of development conceptualized by Erik Erikson. Over three years, students have grown in their knowledge of aging and artistic processes.

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