Gerotranscendence: A Developmental Theory of Positive Aging

By L. Tornstam. 2005

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Promoting Community Wellbeing: The Case for Lifelong Learning for Older Adults (2014, background): “For example, research by Tornstam (2005), a Swedish sociologist, suggested that older adults undergo a spiritual transition, which he labeled “gerotranscendence.”
Maturing into Gerotranscendence (2011, unknown): “I have described the above and other perplexing findings elsewhere (Tornstam, 2005), as well as our tendency to explain them away as ‘‘errors in methods’’ rather than as ‘‘errors in theory.’’”
Sport Participation and Happiness Among Older Adults: A Mediating Role of Social Capital (2020, background): “From this perspective, many studies have been conducted on promoting later life as a period of enjoyment, growth, creativity, independence and development, rather than simply focusing on loneliness, disengagement, and decline (Gergen and Gergen 2001; Tornstam 2005).”
A Viable Model and Self-Report Measure of Spiritual Intelligence (2009, methodology): “According to Tornstam (2005), later stages of life are characterized by a redefinition of the perception of time, space, life, and death; the transcendence of the ego, of the physical body, and of material interests; and an increase in time spent meditating on life.”
The Varieties of Self-Transcendent Experience (2017, background): “Other approaches describe self-transcendence as a personality factor (Piedmont, 1999), or a developmental process involving a maturing capacity for meaningful connection (Levenson, Jennings, Aldwin, & Shiraishi, 2005; Tornstam, 2005).”
Place in occupational science: A life course perspective on the role of environmental context in the quest for meaning (2008, background): “(Tornstam, 2005, p. 41) While not all of these themes are fully manifest in my evolving self, the discovery and creation of meaning in my life is certainly cognizant of them and is, to some extent, shaped by growing awareness of their personal relevance.”
Having More by Doing Less: The Paradox of Leisure Constraints in Later Life (2008, background): “This too is a reflection of wisdom in the eyes of some, a reflection of a process referred to as “gerotranscendance” (Tornstam, 1989, 2005).”