NDLI: “I May Look 75, but I’m Really a Pioneer”: Concept of Self and Resilience Among Israeli Elder Adults Living in a War Zone

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“I May Look 75, but I’m Really a Pioneer”: Concept of Self and Resilience Among Israeli Elder Adults Living in a War Zone

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Author	Chaitin, Julia Sternberg, Rotem Arad, Hagar Barzili, Lea Deray, Nira Shinhar, Shlomit
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This qualitative study explored concept of self and its connection to resilience among 35 elderly Israeli men and women, who live in a war zone along the border with Gaza. The participants were asked to tell their life stories and to answer questions that dealt with hardships they have faced, including the security threat that characterizes the area. Analyses of the interviews revealed 13 overall themes. The major theme discussed in this article centers on the interviewees’ self concept of being ideological pioneers, who have a strong belonging to the settlements they created in the desert. We conclude that this self-concept relates to resilience among this population, in spite of the hardships they have faced on the personal, familial, communal and social-political levels.
Starting Page	1601
Ending Page	1619
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13894978
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume Number	14
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15737780
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-10-31
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Elder adults Resilience Self-concept Biographical methodology Israel War Quality of Life Research Personality and Social Psychology Economics/Management Science Philosophy Positive Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences

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