The influence of a grandfather’s disease process and death on the formation of personal identity in a granddaughter
| dc.citation.doi | 10.1016/j.jaging.2006.10.005 | en |
| dc.citation.epage | 238 | en |
| dc.citation.issue | 3 | en |
| dc.citation.jtitle | Journal of aging studies | en |
| dc.citation.spage | 229 | en |
| dc.citation.volume | 21 | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Sellers, Debra M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Milton, Maggie | |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | dsellers | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-02T21:28:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-05-02T21:28:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-01-01 | |
| dc.date.published | 2007 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This case study investigated the influence of a grandfather with Parkinson's disease and his death on the development of personal identity in his granddaughter. The case was complicated by the granddaughter's diagnosis at age 20 with a potentially terminal illness 3 months after his death. The granddaughter experienced symptoms similar to those of her grandfather. Analysis of a retrospective interview with the granddaughter revealed four themes: shared interests, coping skills and adaptation, enlightenment, and influence. These themes were examined within the context of Erik H. Erikson's (1950) theory of identity development as a conceptual framework for understanding the influence of the grandfather-granddaughter relationship. | en |
| dc.description.version | Article: Accepted Manuscript | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/674 | |
| dc.relation.uri | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2006.10.005 | en |
| dc.subject | Grandfathers | en |
| dc.subject | Death | en |
| dc.subject | Personal identity | en |
| dc.subject | Case study | en |
| dc.subject | Granddaughters | en |
| dc.title | The influence of a grandfather’s disease process and death on the formation of personal identity in a granddaughter | en |
| dc.type | Text | en |
