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• Értelmes élet időskorban

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  Ferwagner Anna

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  99

  Viktor Frankl (1995) szerint az élet értelme maga az élet, de nem pusztán a létezés, hanem hogy az ember megvalósítsa önmagát, a saját életének a maga egyediségében és egyszeriségében értelmet kölcsönözzön. Az ember háromféle módon tud értelmet találni és megélni életében. Egyrészt az alkotó értékek által, ami valaminek az aktív létrehozását jelenti, amely lehet például egy hivatás gyakorlása, vagy művészi alkotás létrehozása. Másrészt az élményértékek által, amelyek inkább befogadásra, átélésre, szeretetre vonatkoznak, ilyen például a természet csodálata vagy egy műalkotás esztétikai értékének élvezete. Harmadrészt pedig a beállítódási értékek által, amelyek azt fejezik ki, hogy milyen az ember beállítódása létének korlátozásaival szemben, milyen a hozzáállása a megmásíthatatlan dolgokhoz, mint például a szenvedés, a halál méltósággal viselése (Frankl, 1996; 2002; 2015; Konkoly Thege, 2007).

• Activity in old age, active and successfull aging

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  Anna Ferwagner

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  125

  Background and aims: The aim of our research was a qualitative and quantitative examination of happiness and the meaning of life in old age.
  Methods: Questionnaires measuring attitudes to ageing, happiness and the meaning of life, and semi-structured interviews were recorded. In the course of the research, aging-related attitudes, happiness and the meaning of life, as well as semi-structured interviews, were recorded. The interviews were evaluated with content analysis, while the questionnaires were evaluated with statistical analysis.
  Results and discussions: The qualitative and quantitative studies complemented each other well and enriched the results of the study. In old age, the same factors that give the most meaning in life are the ones that give the most joy: the existence of family and the relationship with them, activity, leisure activities, and positive human relationships. Based on the questionnaire survey, it appears that those who are characterized by a higher level of the search for meaning prefer to experience their aging as development. Those who are characterized by a higher level of meaning experience tend to experience their aging more as a growth and, at the same time, less as a loss. In old age, activities that are full of meaning and cause a sense of flow are more pleasurable than pleasures and experiences.

• Active, Creative Aging I. - Coping

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  Anna Ferwagner

  Győző Pék

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  517

  Background and aims: In our research, we examined how the last stage of their lives is experienced by older people who engage in creative activity (handicraft, fine arts, textile art) aimed at creating a lasting work at this stage of their life.
  Methods: In our study, we used questionnaires examining proactive coping, life satisfaction, geriatric depression, and the meaning of life.
  Results and discussion: The higher level of search for meaning measured by creators may be related to the complex nature of the search, which may involve the mental stress associated with life cycle change and the ability to cope with it and the possibility of development, so that creative activity can be interpreted as a kind of protective factor. In the group of creators, reflective coping (exploring and analyzing several solution options and the resources needed for the solution) showed the highest value, which may result from the creativity and divergent thinking of those engaged in creative activity.