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HDFS 230: Late Adulthood

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Fitzroy, A. F., Kemp, C. L., & Burgess, E. O. (2022). “I’m not terribly lonely”: Advancing the understanding of intimacy among older adults. Journal of Aging Studies, 61, 101005
Gaignard, M.-E., Pautex, S., & Hurst, S. (2023). Existential suffering as a motive for assisted suicide: Difficulties, acceptability, management and roles from the perspectives of Swiss professionals. PLoS ONE, 17(4), 1–15. https://doi-org.kapproxy.lib.hawaii.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0284698
Kennedy, C. J., Gardner, F., & Farrelly, C. (2020). Death, dying and bereavement: considering compassion and empowerment. Pastoral Care in Education, 38(2), 138-155.
Lytje, M. (2018). Voices we forget—Danish students experience of returning to school following parental bereavement. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 78(1), 24–42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222816679660
Muriel, A. C., Moore, C. W., Beiser, M., Park, E. R., Lim, C. T., & Rauch, P. (2020). What do surviving children wish for from a dying parent? A qualitative exploration. Death Studies, 44(5), 319–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1554608
Philipp, R., Mehnert, A., Lo, C., Müller, V., Reck, M., & Vehling, S. (2019). Characterizing death acceptance among patients with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 28(4), 854–862. https://doi-org.kapproxy.lib.hawaii.edu/10.1002/pon.5030
Qadam, Z. S. O., Vafa, M. A., Hashemi, T., & Ali, A. P. (2024). Aging enjoyment: A grounded theory study. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 19(1), 45. https://doi.or/10.18502/ijps.v19i1.1433.
Sahinoz, T., & Sahinoz, S. (2020). Investigation of healthy living strategies in elderly who achieved to live long and healthy. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36(3), 371–375. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1838
Strasser, I. (2019). “When I got older losing my hair...” - Individuals’ concepts of successful aging. International Journal of Developmental Science, 13(1/2), 53–65. https://doi-org/10.3233/DEV-180258
Yavuz Güler, Ç., Çakmak, I., & Ayyıldız, Y. (2021). A qualitative study of friendships in old age: The case of a nursing home in Turkey. Current Psychology, 40(6), 2610–2620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01012-8

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