Aging, Chronic Illness and Self-Concept
A Study of Women with Osteoporosis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20392745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seanne Wilkins (McMaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-92 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Women & Aging (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-2841 • E-ISSN: 1540-7322 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j074v13n01_06 |
| PMID | 11217187 |
| OpenAlex | W2100932730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 21 |
The coalescence of aging and chronic illness may alter the relationships between the meanings of aging and chronic illness and the self-concept. Using Rosenberg's conceptualization of self-concept (1979), a qualitative study was designed and data collected from twenty-eight women with osteoporosis. Three types of self-concepts emerged from the data: the confident self, the contradictory self and the disparaged self. A description of these types is presented highlighting the reciprocal relationship among meanings of aging and chronic illness and self-concept and including discussion of the strategies used to enhance, protect and maintain self-concept despite changes brought on by aging and chronic illness
Conceptualization · Developmental psychology · Osteoporosis · Pathology · Qualitative research · Reciprocal · Self-concept · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Gerontology
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Society and Identity
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Self-Perceptions of Older Women with Osteoporosis
Life satisfaction in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis of the spine
The Relevance of Chronic Illness in the Everyday Lives of Elderly Women
Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being
Chronic illness as biographical disruption
The genesis of chronic illness
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2019 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |