Elderlys experiences 2001

SND-ID: SND 0819

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Tornstam - Uppsala University, Department of Sociology

Description

In 1995 a cross-sectional study of the Swedish population between the ages of 20 and 85 was carried out. In this study, three dimensions of gerotranscendence were approximated and operationalized in three measures: cosmic transcendence, coherence and need for solitude. The general purpose of the 2001 study was to obtain a better understanding of the gerotranscendence patterns when the unlimited age span 65+ is studied in detail.
As in the previous 1995 study, a series of questions/statements were framed in accordance with dimensions of gerotranscendence. Statements measuring the cosmic transcendence included: 'I feel connected with the entire universe', 'I feel that I am part of everything alive', 'I can feel a strong presence of people who are elsewhere', 'Sometimes I feel like I live in the past and present simultaneously', and 'I feel a strong connection with earlier generations'. Coherence was measured by the respondent's attitude to following statements: 'My life feels chaotic and disrupted' and 'The life I have lived has coherence and meaning'. Statements measuring solitude included: 'I

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Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Uppsala University

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Swedish population aged 65 or older

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Stratified
The sample was age stratified with 200 men and 200 women randomly sampled within each of the age categories 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95+.

Time period(s) investigated

2001-01-01 – 2001-01-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

General health and well-being, Elderly, Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Publications

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Tornstam, L. (2003) Gerotranscedences from young old age to old old age. Online publication from the Social Gereontology Group, Uppsala. http://www.soc.uu.se/publications/fulltext/gtransoldold.pdf

Tornstam, L. (2005) Åldrandets socialpsykologi, 7:e rev. edition. Stockholm: Norstedts Akademiska Förlag. ISBN 91-7227-414-X.
Libris
ISBN: 978-91-7227-414-3

Tornstam, L. (2005) Gerotranscendence. A Development Theory of Positive Aging. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

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Dataset
Elderlys experiences 2001

Associated documentation

Description

The response rate declined with age from 76 percent in the lowest age category to 53 percent in the highest.

Version 1.0

Citation

Lars Tornstam. Uppsala University (2005). Elderlys experiences 2001. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002424

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Tornstam - Uppsala University, Department of Sociology

Data collection

  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2001-01-01–2001-01-01
  • Instrument: Structured questionnaire
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

70

Number of individuals/objects

1771

Response rate/participation rate

66%

Published: 2005-01-01
Last updated: 2021-04-21