scholarly journals “A Life in Paradox”: Experiences of Young Adult Stroke Survivors

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Cymorr Kirby Palogan Martinez ◽  
Migliore H. Macuja ◽  
Paul Remson Manzo ◽  
Sarah J. Bujawe
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Individual Experience ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
The Family

This study, rooted on phenomenological approach, explored the experiences of post-stoke young adults. Seven (7) participants were gathered as co-researchers and were selected thoroughly based on the following criteria: 1) They are Filipino who had stroke at the age of 15-35 and 2) They are able and willing to articulate, participate, and share their life experiences. Further, the experiences of the participants were gathered and enhanced through the following methods: 1) Interview, and 2) Storytelling. Subsequently, three levels of analysis were done ensuing the process developed by Martinez (2013), grounded on interpretative phenomenology. Through the process of reflective analysis, three themes have emerged and are as follows: (a) “Sometimes, what is forbidden is pleasurable”: Dilemma of Needs and Wants(b) “I accepted it... my family is still accepting it”: Centrality and Ambiguity of the Family(c) “I become feeble but stronger”: Resilience in VulnerabilityThe themes represent a recurring pattern among the lives of the co-researchers from having the desire to change their old ways and habits but acting otherwise. Further, these patterns are reflected in the positionality of their family as both a burden that reminds them that they have a disease yet serves as the main reason they continue to fight. This also mirrors how they view stroke as something that defeated them but in the process taught them resilience in life. The insight of a “life in paradox”, then serves as the central essence of the study.Insights from the study suggest that the experience of the co-researchers is more than an individual experience of conflict resolution but a phenomenon of family’s contextualization. Studies that explore compliance among post stroke young adult as well as family involvement in rehabilitation is then suggested.

scholarly journals Contesting “Conversion” and “Reversion” among Young Adult Asian American Buddhists

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Chenxing Han
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
The Other ◽  
The West ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One

This paper engages the perspectives of thirty young adult Asian American Buddhists (YAAABs) raised in non-Buddhist households. Grounded in semi-structured, one-on-one in-person and email interviews, my research reveals the family tensions and challenges of belonging faced by a group straddling multiple religious and cultural worlds. These young adults articulate their alienation from both predominantly white and predominantly Asian Buddhist communities in America. On the one hand, they express ambivalence over adopting the label of “convert” because of its Christian connotations as well as its associations with whiteness in the American Buddhist context. On the other hand, they lack the familiarity with Asian Buddhist cultures experienced by second- or multi-generation YAAABs who grew up in Buddhist families. In their nuanced responses to arguments that (1) American convert Buddhism is a non-Asian phenomenon, and (2) Asians in the West can only “revert” to Buddhism, these young adults assert the plurality and hybridity of their lived experiences as representative of all American Buddhists, rather than incidental characteristics of a fringe group within a white-dominated category.

scholarly journals Younger Stroke Survivors' Experiences of Family Life in a Long-Term Perspective: A Narrative Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi Martinsen ◽  
Marit Kirkevold ◽  
Unni Sveen
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Stroke Onset ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
The Family ◽  
Home Context

The psychosocial consequences following a stroke are known to be challenging, influencing the stroke survivors’ ability to participate in and carry out the taken-for-granted roles and activities in family life. This study explored how living with the consequences of stroke impacted on family life in the late recovery phase, that is, six months or more after stroke onset. Twenty-two stroke survivors aged 20–61 years were interviewed in-depth six months to nine years after stroke onset. The interviews were analyzed applying a narrative, hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The findings revealed challenges that varied with time, from an initial struggle to suffice in and balance the relationships and roles within the family early after the stroke, towards a more resigned attitude later on in the stroke trajectory. The struggles are summarized in two main themes: “struggling to reenter the family” and “screaming for acceptance.” Nonestablished people living with stroke and stroke survivors in parental roles seem to be particularly vulnerable. Being provided with opportunities to narrate their experiences to interested and qualified persons outside the home context might be helpful to prevent psychosocial problems.

“Family Is Who They Say They Are”a: Examining the Effects of Cancer on the Romantic Partners of Adolescents and Young Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-404
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Moules ◽  
Catherine M. Laing ◽  
Andrew Estefan ◽  
Fiona Schulte ◽  
Gregory M. T. Guilcher
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Cancer Survivor ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Impact Effect ◽  
Biological Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

In this article, we discuss a study we conducted to examine the effects of cancer on romantic partners (i.e., boyfriends and girlfriends, social/romantic/intimate partners) of adolescents and young adults experiencing, or who have experienced, cancer. In this hermeneutic study, we interviewed partners who were involved with an adolescent/young adult with cancer, a cancer survivor who was in a relationship during his treatment, and two healthcare professionals who have worked with these couples and witnessed many other situations of impact, effect, and repercussion. Out of this study, we suggest that partners are affected in many ways that can vary from estrangement, to termination of the relationship, to premature decisions about remaining in the relationship, to family disregard of the partner, and to disregard of the family due to influence of, or relationship with, the partner. We discuss these findings within the context of the larger picture of the psychosocial relational impact of cancer on members beyond those in the immediate and biological family.

scholarly journals You’re Still so Vain; Changes in Narcissism from Young Adulthood to Middle Age

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunike Wetzel ◽  
Emily Grijalva ◽  
Richard Robins ◽  
Brent Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Continuity And Change

To date, there have been no long-term longitudinal studies of continuity and change in narcissism. This study investigated rank-order consistency and mean-level changes in overall narcissism and three of its facets (leadership, vanity, entitlement) over a 23-year period spanning young adulthood (Mage=18; N = 486) to midlife (Mage=41; N = 237). We also investigated whether life experiences predicted changes in narcissism from young adulthood to midlife, and whether young adult narcissism predicted life experiences assessed in midlife. Narcissism and its facets showed strong rank-order consistency from age 18 to 41, with latent correlations ranging from .61 to .85. We found mean-level decreases in overall narcissism (d = –0.79) and all three facets, namely leadership (d = –0.67), vanity (d = –0.46), and entitlement (d = –0.82). Participants who were in supervisory positions showed smaller decreases in leadership, and participants who experienced more unstable relationships and who were physically healthier showed smaller decreases in vanity from young adulthood to middle age. Analyses of the long-term correlates of narcissism showed that young adults with higher narcissism and leadership levels were more likely to be in supervisory positions in middle age. Young adults with higher vanity levels had fewer children and were more likely to divorce by middle age. Together, the findings suggest that people tend to become less narcissistic from young adulthood to middle age, and the magnitude of this decline is related to the particular career and family pathways a person pursues during this stage of life.

scholarly journals Cost of Young Adults

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna Smith
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Radio Program ◽  
The Family

FAR0071, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Suzanna Smith, provides research-based information on the types of contributions parents make for young adult children to help them get started. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.

scholarly journals TRADISI SIRAMAN (MEMANDIKAN CALON PENGANTIN) DALAM PROSESI UPACARA PERNIKAHAN ADAT JAWA DI DESA LARANGAN KECAMATAN LARANGAN KABUPATEN BREBES

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Achmad Djunaidi ◽  
Setiadi Aji Prawira
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Family ◽  
Water Container ◽  
Wedding Ceremony

Abstrak:Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian upacara adat jawa, yaitu upacara siraman. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti mengajukan rumusan masalah yang cukup menarik. Adapun rumusan masalah tersebut adalah bagaimana proses siraman serta apa makna siraman tersebut. Dengan tujuan memahami bagaimana proses siraman beserta makna yang terdapat dalam proses siraman.  Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian kualitatif lebih bersifat deskriptif yang disusun secara sistematis dalam penelitian ini. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan fenomenolgi, karena metode ini memakai pengalaman hidup sebagai alat untuk memahami fenomena yang sedang terjadi ataupun yang sudah terjadi. Dalam penelitian ini juga menggunakan metode  purposive sampling dimana peneliti menentukan sendiri sampel yang akan diambil karena pertimbangan tertentu. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Peneliti menganggap metode ini lebh efektif dalam penelitian kualitatif.Pembahasan proses upacara siraman berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang mendeskripsikan proses upacara siraman. Adapun proses dari siraman tersebut seperti berikut : calon pengantin memakai pakaian siraman lantas diiringi oleh orang tuanya ketempat siraman, orang tua calon pengantin yang menyiram dilanjutkan oleh sesepuh (orang yang dituakan) dan diakhiri dengan dukun pengantin memecahkan kendil siraman disambut para tamu yang mengucapkan  “wes pecah pamore” . Selain proses upacara siraman, hasil penelitian juga membahas tentang makna yang terkandung dalam proses upacara siraman. Adapun makna yang terkandung dalam upacara siraman yaitu melakukan upacara adat (meminta berkah tuhan) sebagai bentuk harapan kesuksesan upacara pernikahannya, membersikan jasmani dan rohani sebagai bentuk penyucian diri untuk menghadapi upacara yang sakral serta pemberian doa yang terbaik dari keluarga dan para tamu undangan bagi calon pengantin. Abstract:  This study is a Javanese traditional ceremony, the ceremony siraman. In this study, the researchers propose formulation of the problem is quite interesting. The formulation of the problem is how the siraman process and what the meaning of the siraman. With the goal of understanding how the process of being washed along with the meaning contained in the siraman process.The method used is a qualitative research method. Qualitative research is descriptive systematically arranged in this study. The approach used is phenomenological approach, because this method uses life experiences as a tool to understand the phenomenon that is happening or has already happened. In this research using purposive sampling method where researchers determine their own samples to be taken because of certain considerations. Methods of data collection in this research is the method of observation, interviews, and documentation. Researchers believe this method is more effective in qualitative research.Discussion ceremony siraman process based on research results that describe the process of being washed ceremony. The process of being washed in the following manner: the bride to wear a splash of water and then accompanied  by his parents to place siraman, parents of prospective brides flush followed by the sesepuh (elder person) and ends with a splash kendil (water container)solve shaman bride greeted guests say “wes pecah pamore” (already glowing aura). Besides ceremonial siraman process, the results of the study also discusses the meaning contained in the process of being washed ceremony. As for the meaning contained in ceremonial splash of water that traditional ceremonies (ask for a blessing of god) as a form of hope of success wedding ceremony, cleaning physically and mentally as a form of self-purification to confront the ceremony of the sacred and the provision of prayer is the best of the family and invited guests for the bride.

The Other 128 Hours a Week: Teaching Personal Management to Blind Young Adults

1974 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 454-469
Author(s):  
Mary Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Young People ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
The Other ◽  
Money Management ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Household Task ◽  
Personal Management ◽  
The Family

The blind young adult has been given an education and prepared for the job market but he has not been taught the skills necessary for independent living. Parents often assume the blind son or daughter will always live with the family and fear that injury will occur if the blind youth attempts to perform a household task himself. These young people are often not even oriented to areas (such as the kitchen) of their own homes. Areas of personal management discussed include signature writing, shopping, money management, cooking, and using a calendar.

scholarly journals Föräldrars förhållningssätt till sitt unga vuxna barns transidentitet

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Bergström ◽  
Petra Roll Bennet
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
The Third ◽  
Relational Perspective ◽  
Parental Views ◽  
The Family ◽  
Identity Expression

Parental views of relationships with trans identified young adults The shaping of identities in relationships is an important part of people’s lives and so are norms of identity expression, for example, how gender continuity is expected to be expressed. Relationships can be challenged when a closely related person does not identify as the gender assigned at birth. This study focuses on how parents describe their views of their relationship with their young adult child who identifies as transgender. From a relational perspective, the study focuses on how parents position the child’s agency and the results are discussed in terms of care. Based on fifteen interviews with parents, three ways to relate to the child have been identified. The first is a protecting and questioning approach, which is characterized by a view where the adult child appears to be regarded as someone who needs to be protected and persuaded to change their decision. The second is a supportive and neglecting view where the significance of gender is toned down while the parent gives practical and emotional support to the child. The third identified view can be described as respectful and ambivalent, characterized by ambivalence facing the child changing, but at the same time trying to support the child’s process. The three approaches show how the parents present themselves as caring parents, but that the interpretations of what this means differ, as well as the perception of the adult child’s position in the family. Parents’ attitudes and behaviour towards the adult child can be understood as ways of caring, but do not necessarily mean that the child’s trans identity is confirmed.

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