What is the Meaning of Life? Women's Spirituality at the End of the Life Span
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin D Moremen (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 309-330 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.2190/x36m-f7xq-penb-rfbf |
| OpenAlex | W2156579102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 43 |
Spiritual exploration often occurs after the loss of a significant other or with the impending death of oneself. Twenty-six older women were intensively interviewed; none had experienced a recent loss or terminal illness. Many wanted to understand their place in the order of things and were not looking to organized religion for answers. Dominant themes that emerged from the interviews included: a need to feel connected; spiritual questioning; existential angst; thoughts about death and dying; and, to a lesser degree, reliance on organized religion. Some older women—African Americans, Latinas, and women of lower socioeconomic status—turned to the Bible, prayer, and Church for answers to their questions, but most did not. These data suggest that spiritual questioning—independent of organized religion, significant loss, or impending death—is a natural part of the aging process as one approaches the end of the life span
Alternative medicine · Epistemology · Existentialism · Life span · Meaning (existential · Population · Prayer · Psychotherapist · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Spirituality · Demography · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Death
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Spirituality and Health
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Friends as a Source of Informal Support for Older Women with Physical Disabilities
Stages of Faith
Spiritual Aspects of Loss Among Partners of Men With Aids
The Days of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico
The Black Experience with Death
Religion, Health, and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults
The subjective importance of being religious and its effect on health and morale 14 years later
The significance of work friends in late life
Spiritual Bonds to the Dead in Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspective
The Meanings and Correlates of Spirituality
Meanings of Death Seen Through the Lens of Grieving
Dying, Mourning, and Spirituality
Adolescent Sibling Bereavement as a Catalyst for Spiritual Development
Bereavement and Spiritual Change
Religion, Adversity and Age
Beyond church attendance
Faith and health self-management of rural older adults
Personal accounts of the role of God in health and illness among older rural African American and White residents
Psychological and Spiritual Growth in Women Living with HIV
Qualitative research methods for the social sciences
Seniors' Mental Health and Pastoral Practices in African American Churches
Addressing Spiritual Issues From a Cultural Perspective
Religious Attendance and the Subjective Health of the Elderly
Structural characteristics of social networks and their relationship with social support in the elderly
Race and Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Religious Attendance on Subjective Health
Mourning and Meaning
A Refuge for Some
Religious Involvement and Subjective Well-Being
Religion and Health among Black and White Adults
Religious Consolation Among Men and Women
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |