Susan H Mcfadden
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 332686 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Susan H Mcfadden |
| PRENOMES | Susan H |
| SOBRENOME | Mcfadden |
| ASSINATURA | MCFADDEN S H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1995 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Dementia and the problem of loneliness
Considerable recent research has focused on loneliness and its effects on mental and physical health at all ages. This paper addresses loneliness among people living with dementia and those who love and care for them. By adopting a new culture of congregational care and becoming “dementia friendly”, faith communities can help to overcome the dementia stigma that often results in loss of relationships and increases in loneliness. Examples of obsta…
Fear of Incompetence in Family Caregivers and Dementia Care Transitions
Research on interpersonal interaction dynamics in relationships between persons with dementia and their family caregivers has been limited. We examine the role of these dynamics in decisions to transition a family member from home care to congregate care, with a particular focus on the role of fear of incompetence. Fear of incompetence is the fear of being unable to interact, communicate in a meaningful way, or take care of a close family member …
Pandemic Disruptions of Older Adults' Meaningful Connections
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of persons of all ages throughout the world. Older adults have been particularly susceptible to the virus and have died at higher rates than any other age group. Starting from the early days of the pandemic, gerontologists rallied to address a wide variety of issues affecting older people's lives. This paper reviews gerontological research that began shortly after the pandemic was declared and examines …
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Social Identity Transition in Academic Retirement
One of the most serious challenges inherent in retirement transition is coping with social identity changes. We investigated social identity processes and the role of social engagement during retirement transition by examining the life narratives of recently retired university faculty (14 males and 5 females) from 12 different academic areas. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results revealed o…
Perceptions of the Roles of Religion and Spirituality in the Work and Lives of Professionals in Gerontology
The future of scholarly work in the field of religion, spirituality, and aging will need to address the various ways baby boomers understand and experience religious faith and spiritual practices. A survey of the membership of the American Society on Aging and the National Interfaith Coalition on Aging resulted in 457 responses to an e-mail survey and found that about 54% consider themselves spiritual and religious (R + S), while about 33% call t…
The Center on Aging, Religion, and Spirituality
The Center on Aging, Religion, and Spirituality (CARS) was associated with Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota) from 1994 until 2007. Emphasizing the need for immanent and transcendent meaning in late life, it provided an ecumenical, interdisciplinary continuing education program for clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, and others interested in pastoral care and ministry with older persons. It also supported research and scholarship on aging, religio…
Universality and Particularity
This article responds to Glicksman's critique that researchers studying older adults' religiousness and spirituality employ measuring instruments that fail to recognize the theological, cultural, and historical factors affecting scale development. Reflections on the ways psychologists of religion have conceptualized and measured intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity offers additional insight into the unacknowledged tacit assumptions underlying many…
Arts Involvement and Spirituality as Sources of Well-Being in Older People
Spirituality and involvement with the arts have been individually studied as contributors to late-life well-being. This study explored relationships among arts involvement, as measured by a six-item scale constructed for this research, experiences of the transcendent in everyday life, as measured by the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES), and morale, as measured by the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS). Participants were ad…
The “Persistent Problems” in the Psychology of Religion and Aging
This paper reviews research in the psychology of religion and aging and organizes it into six categories. These reflect enduring questions posed both in philosophy and psychology about (1) the mind/body relationship, (2) sources of knowledge, (3) experiences of and judgments about beauty, (4) reasons for individual behavior, (5) the need for and responses to social interaction, and (6) the search for life meaning. In addition to reviewing current…
Mindfulness, vulnerability, and love
Denominational and Age Comparisons of God Concepts
This study examines whether denominational and age differences emerge in endorsement of Christian God descriptions developed using the three highest loading adjectives in each of Spilka, Benson, and Nussbaum's (1964) six God concept factors. Previous research suggests that conceptualizations of God may vary based on religious affiliation, and life-span development researchers assert that new, adaptive cognitive processes may emerge in later adult…
Religion, Personality, and Aging
A life span model of development provides the framework for examining the relation between religion and personality in aging persons. This article emphasizes the interplay of constancy and change in adult religious life. Important contextual factors that influence religion and personality are noted. A discussion of generativity and ego integrity shows how the maturing personality can embrace religiously motivated acts of justice and mercy as well…
Aging and God
The Psychology of Religion and Coping
Religion in Aging and Health
Religion and Well‐Being in Aging Persons in an Aging Society
Religion's effects upon well‐being in later life should be considered separately from other points in the life span because older persons demonstrate the highest levels of religious participation of any age group, religious institutions frequently offer services of various kinds to elders, and religious traditions articulate values about aging that support well‐being. Although it has been suggested that religion can sometimes adversely affect the…
Denominational and Age Comparisons of God Concepts
This study examines whether denominational and age differences emerge in endorsement of Christian God descriptions developed using the three highest loading adjectives in each of Spilka, Benson, and Nussbaum's (1964) six God concept factors. Previous research suggests that conceptualizations of God may vary based on religious affiliation, and life-span development researchers assert that new, adaptive cognitive processes may emerge in later adult…
Religion and Well‐Being in Aging Persons in an Aging Society
Religion's effects upon well‐being in later life should be considered separately from other points in the life span because older persons demonstrate the highest levels of religious participation of any age group, religious institutions frequently offer services of various kinds to elders, and religious traditions articulate values about aging that support well‐being. Although it has been suggested that religion can sometimes adversely affect the…
The Psychology of Religion and Coping
Pandemic Disruptions of Older Adults' Meaningful Connections
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of persons of all ages throughout the world. Older adults have been particularly susceptible to the virus and have died at higher rates than any other age group. Starting from the early days of the pandemic, gerontologists rallied to address a wide variety of issues affecting older people's lives. This paper reviews gerontological research that began shortly after the pandemic was declared and examines …
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Social Identity Transition in Academic Retirement
One of the most serious challenges inherent in retirement transition is coping with social identity changes. We investigated social identity processes and the role of social engagement during retirement transition by examining the life narratives of recently retired university faculty (14 males and 5 females) from 12 different academic areas. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results revealed o…
Religion and Well‐Being in Aging Persons in an Aging Society
Religion's effects upon well‐being in later life should be considered separately from other points in the life span because older persons demonstrate the highest levels of religious participation of any age group, religious institutions frequently offer services of various kinds to elders, and religious traditions articulate values about aging that support well‐being. Although it has been suggested that religion can sometimes adversely affect the…
Religion in Aging and Health
Aging and God
The Psychology of Religion and Coping
Religion, Personality, and Aging
A life span model of development provides the framework for examining the relation between religion and personality in aging persons. This article emphasizes the interplay of constancy and change in adult religious life. Important contextual factors that influence religion and personality are noted. A discussion of generativity and ego integrity shows how the maturing personality can embrace religiously motivated acts of justice and mercy as well…
Denominational and Age Comparisons of God Concepts
This study examines whether denominational and age differences emerge in endorsement of Christian God descriptions developed using the three highest loading adjectives in each of Spilka, Benson, and Nussbaum's (1964) six God concept factors. Previous research suggests that conceptualizations of God may vary based on religious affiliation, and life-span development researchers assert that new, adaptive cognitive processes may emerge in later adult…
The “Persistent Problems” in the Psychology of Religion and Aging
This paper reviews research in the psychology of religion and aging and organizes it into six categories. These reflect enduring questions posed both in philosophy and psychology about (1) the mind/body relationship, (2) sources of knowledge, (3) experiences of and judgments about beauty, (4) reasons for individual behavior, (5) the need for and responses to social interaction, and (6) the search for life meaning. In addition to reviewing current…
Mindfulness, vulnerability, and love
Universality and Particularity
This article responds to Glicksman's critique that researchers studying older adults' religiousness and spirituality employ measuring instruments that fail to recognize the theological, cultural, and historical factors affecting scale development. Reflections on the ways psychologists of religion have conceptualized and measured intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity offers additional insight into the unacknowledged tacit assumptions underlying many…
Arts Involvement and Spirituality as Sources of Well-Being in Older People
Spirituality and involvement with the arts have been individually studied as contributors to late-life well-being. This study explored relationships among arts involvement, as measured by a six-item scale constructed for this research, experiences of the transcendent in everyday life, as measured by the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES), and morale, as measured by the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS). Participants were ad…
Perceptions of the Roles of Religion and Spirituality in the Work and Lives of Professionals in Gerontology
The future of scholarly work in the field of religion, spirituality, and aging will need to address the various ways baby boomers understand and experience religious faith and spiritual practices. A survey of the membership of the American Society on Aging and the National Interfaith Coalition on Aging resulted in 457 responses to an e-mail survey and found that about 54% consider themselves spiritual and religious (R + S), while about 33% call t…
The Center on Aging, Religion, and Spirituality
The Center on Aging, Religion, and Spirituality (CARS) was associated with Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota) from 1994 until 2007. Emphasizing the need for immanent and transcendent meaning in late life, it provided an ecumenical, interdisciplinary continuing education program for clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, and others interested in pastoral care and ministry with older persons. It also supported research and scholarship on aging, religio…
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Social Identity Transition in Academic Retirement
One of the most serious challenges inherent in retirement transition is coping with social identity changes. We investigated social identity processes and the role of social engagement during retirement transition by examining the life narratives of recently retired university faculty (14 males and 5 females) from 12 different academic areas. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results revealed o…
Pandemic Disruptions of Older Adults' Meaningful Connections
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of persons of all ages throughout the world. Older adults have been particularly susceptible to the virus and have died at higher rates than any other age group. Starting from the early days of the pandemic, gerontologists rallied to address a wide variety of issues affecting older people's lives. This paper reviews gerontological research that began shortly after the pandemic was declared and examines …
Fear of Incompetence in Family Caregivers and Dementia Care Transitions
Research on interpersonal interaction dynamics in relationships between persons with dementia and their family caregivers has been limited. We examine the role of these dynamics in decisions to transition a family member from home care to congregate care, with a particular focus on the role of fear of incompetence. Fear of incompetence is the fear of being unable to interact, communicate in a meaningful way, or take care of a close family member …
Dementia and the problem of loneliness
Considerable recent research has focused on loneliness and its effects on mental and physical health at all ages. This paper addresses loneliness among people living with dementia and those who love and care for them. By adopting a new culture of congregational care and becoming “dementia friendly”, faith communities can help to overcome the dementia stigma that often results in loss of relationships and increases in loneliness. Examples of obsta…
Psychology (15 obras) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (13 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Medicine (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Gerontology (7 obras) · Philosophy (7 obras) · Epistemology (6 obras) · Psychotherapist (6 obras) · Spirituality (6 obras)