Intergenerational Health Review

Learning about Older Adults’ Reminiscence through a College Course Project

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ID12765641
AuthorsAlan Lai (Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author), Solna Lin Na Xing (Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University)
Year2021
Pages1-9
Publication date2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15350770.2021.1897727
OpenAlexW3134836317
LanguageEN
References cited16

Intergenerational Health Review (IHR) postulates that reminiscence of personal history is a reconciling process beneficial to individuals since it helps to find meaning in life and gain a better sense of well-being. This paper presents a college course project, within which students documented reminiscence stories in older adults’ lives based on an event of recovery from illness. Evaluation of findings indicated that the pilot IHR project benefited students and older participants. Future studies should investigate how a college project like IHR can work on promoting the goal of intrinsic motivation rather than just focusing on grades

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Life course approach · Meaning (existential · Psychotherapist · Reminiscence · Aging and Gerontology Research · Data Analysis and Archiving · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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