Michael I Jackson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6535101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael I Jackson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael I |
| FAMILY NAME | Jackson |
| SIGNATURE | JACKSON M I |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Council on Aging |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Your Heart can Dance to them Even if your Feet Can’t”
Anton Boisen's mid-twentieth-century Hymns of Hope and Courage provided the inspiration for a survey of early-twenty-first-century people. The authors used Boisen's “psychotherapeutic considerations” underpinning his hymnal, which had been compiled for use in hospitals for the mentally ill, as the benchmark to compare the responses from the general population to questions about whether and how hymns can raise their spirits. A brief questionnaire,…
Hymns and mental health
A survey entitled ‘What hymns mean to you’ was conducted on 394 men and women, mostly recruited through religious organizations. Participants completed details on the extent that hymns can help overcome feeling down or depressed, and the reasons why. They also named up to three hymns that can have this effect. Analysis of the data revealed a high level of benefit from hymns, and a significant relationship between this and level of self-rated reli…
Engagement in the arts and well-being and health in later adulthood
A participant sample of 102 retired men and women completed a self-report questionnaire to assess their active and passive involvement with each of six forms of artistic pursuits, plus measures of well-being and self-rated health (SRH). Although the study was partly exploratory, it was hypothesized that there would be significant and positive links between artistic involvement and ratings for both well-being and physical health. Results showed th…
Religious and Secular Coping Methods Used by Older Adults
The authors investigated the frequency with which retired UK men and women (N = 102) used specified religious and secular strategies to help them cope with life, and with thoughts on death and dying. Data were obtained from self-report questionnaires and telephone interviews. For general coping, “recognizing how much worse off others are” was ranked first and “looking on the bright side” second. Literature was the highest ranked artistic pursuit,…
The role of religion in mediating the transition to residential care
The role of religion in mediating the transition to residential care
Engagement in the arts and well-being and health in later adulthood
A participant sample of 102 retired men and women completed a self-report questionnaire to assess their active and passive involvement with each of six forms of artistic pursuits, plus measures of well-being and self-rated health (SRH). Although the study was partly exploratory, it was hypothesized that there would be significant and positive links between artistic involvement and ratings for both well-being and physical health. Results showed th…
Religious and Secular Coping Methods Used by Older Adults
The authors investigated the frequency with which retired UK men and women (N = 102) used specified religious and secular strategies to help them cope with life, and with thoughts on death and dying. Data were obtained from self-report questionnaires and telephone interviews. For general coping, “recognizing how much worse off others are” was ranked first and “looking on the bright side” second. Literature was the highest ranked artistic pursuit,…
Hymns and mental health
A survey entitled ‘What hymns mean to you’ was conducted on 394 men and women, mostly recruited through religious organizations. Participants completed details on the extent that hymns can help overcome feeling down or depressed, and the reasons why. They also named up to three hymns that can have this effect. Analysis of the data revealed a high level of benefit from hymns, and a significant relationship between this and level of self-rated reli…
“Your Heart can Dance to them Even if your Feet Can’t”
Anton Boisen's mid-twentieth-century Hymns of Hope and Courage provided the inspiration for a survey of early-twenty-first-century people. The authors used Boisen's “psychotherapeutic considerations” underpinning his hymnal, which had been compiled for use in hospitals for the mentally ill, as the benchmark to compare the responses from the general population to questions about whether and how hymns can raise their spirits. A brief questionnaire,…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)