Social Isolation and Meaning in Late Adulthood

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cityu.schoolSchool of Health and Social Sciences
cityu.siteCalgary
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorDhoot, Salena
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T19:43:11Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T19:43:11Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-25
dc.description.abstractLate adulthood can be a wonderful and rewarding time for many individuals. Equally, many older adults experience social isolation, sometimes made additionally arduous due to physical and/or mental health concerns. Those who express a strong sense of meaning report fewer mental and physical illnesses. A sense of meaning or purpose is shown to be beneficial in coping with existential concerns, as well as physical or cognitive changes. Meaning is derived from several possible avenues, but is ultimately an individual experience; for example, some obtain meaning through making art while for others charitable work provides meaning. The mediating relationship of meaning on social isolation in late adulthood has not been extensively explored. Social isolation is defined both in terms of objective isolation and subjective isolation. A key challenge when exploring social isolation is the lack of agreement among scholars in defining the terms. While ample literature discusses meaning in late adulthood, these two constructs are rarely explored together. As such, this paper reviews literature discussing social isolation and the role of meaning in late adulthood. Based upon the literature reviewed, there is an important relationship between meaning and social isolation, presence of meaning is correlated with less objective and subjective social isolation. Implications for counselling as well as recommendations for practice and further research are explored.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/1914
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectlate adulthood
dc.subjectolder adults
dc.subjectgerontology
dc.subjectaging
dc.subjectexistentialism
dc.subjectmeaning
dc.subjectsocial isolation
dc.subjectcounselling adults
dc.titleSocial Isolation and Meaning in Late Adulthood
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts Counseling
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