Understanding Resilience in Older Adults Navigating End-Of-Life Transitions Through a Terror Management Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628766 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonah Kho (0009-0007-4797-9374, University of Wyoming, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 302228251351074-302228251351074 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228251351074 |
| PMID | 40481724 |
| OpenAlex | W4411116823 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 75 |
The end-of-life stage presents profound psychological challenges, including confronting mortality and achieving death acceptance. This conceptual article positions resilience as a critical framework for navigating these transitions, emphasizing its multidimensional role in addressing emotional, existential, and social well-being. Using Terror Management Theory (TMT) as a guiding framework, resilience is examined through three interconnected pathways: meaning-making, self-compassion, and social connections. These pathways align with TMT's anxiety-buffer systems, offering actionable strategies to foster dignity, psychological well-being, and peace during EOL transitions. The exploration focuses on how older adults reinterpret their life narratives, engage in self-compassion, and strengthen meaningful relationships, illustrating the potential for resilience-based approaches to enhance holistic end-of-life care
Anxiety · Compassion · Conceptual framework · Death anxiety · Dignity · Empathy · Existentialism · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychological resilience · Social science · Sociology · Terror management theory · Computer Science · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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