Worldview commitment and narrative foreclosure among older Dutch adults: Assessing the importance of grand narratives

Grand narratives offered by religion and other worldviews provide a background against which people can narrate their personal life stories. Therefore, the extent of commitment older adults experience toward their worldview is expected to influence the narrative openness of their life story. Regress...

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Autori: Fortuin, Nienke P. M. (Autore) ; Schilderman, Johannes B. A. M. (Autore) ; Venbrux, Eric 1960- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Routledge 2019
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Anno: 2019, Volume: 31, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 338-359
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Niederlande / Adulto (60-80 Jahre) / Weltanschauung / Vita / Biografia / Narrazione (Scienze sociali)
Notazioni IxTheo:AD Sociologia delle religioni
AG Vita religiosa
KBD Benelux
Altre parole chiave:B cultural narratives
B Aging
B Religione
B Worldview
B narrative gerontology
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Riepilogo:Grand narratives offered by religion and other worldviews provide a background against which people can narrate their personal life stories. Therefore, the extent of commitment older adults experience toward their worldview is expected to influence the narrative openness of their life story. Regression analyses based on a survey study among 356 older Dutch adults demonstrate that reconsideration of the commitment toward their worldview is associated with "narrative foreclosure": the premature sentiment that their life story is actually over. Moreover, the association we found between age and narrative foreclosure toward the future emphasizes the lack of vital cultural narratives of aging.
ISSN:1552-8049
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2018.1524339