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Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults
OBJECTIVE: Inner Strength has been described as a human resource that promotes well-being linked to health. The aim of this study was to explore how Inner Strength and its four dimensions are manifested in interviews in a group of middle-aged healthy women and men. METHODS: Retrospective reflective...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6560797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31217970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312119856812 |
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author | Lundman, Berit Hammarström, Anne Ahlgren, Christina Norberg, Astrid |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Inner Strength has been described as a human resource that promotes well-being linked to health. The aim of this study was to explore how Inner Strength and its four dimensions are manifested in interviews in a group of middle-aged healthy women and men. METHODS: Retrospective reflective interviews with middle-aged healthy women (n = 5) and men (n = 4) selected from a population study were content analysed deductively. RESULTS: The following themes and their constituents were found in the respective dimensions of the Model of Inner Strength. Firmness: having a drive to act, being purposeful, having trust in one’s competence, and having a positive view of life. Connectedness: being in community, receiving and giving support, and, receiving and giving care. Creativity: changing unsatisfactory life situations, seeing new opportunities, and realizing dreams. Stretchability: balancing between options, and extending oneself. CONCLUSIONS: Expressions that were interpreted as belonging to Inner Strength could be referred the different dimensions of Inner Strength. The Model of Inner Strength is suitable for analysing Inner Strength among middle-aged men and women. The findings indicate that Inner Strength can be identified in human beings’ narratives if asked for. |
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spelling | pubmed-65607972019-06-19 Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults Lundman, Berit Hammarström, Anne Ahlgren, Christina Norberg, Astrid SAGE Open Med Original Article OBJECTIVE: Inner Strength has been described as a human resource that promotes well-being linked to health. The aim of this study was to explore how Inner Strength and its four dimensions are manifested in interviews in a group of middle-aged healthy women and men. METHODS: Retrospective reflective interviews with middle-aged healthy women (n = 5) and men (n = 4) selected from a population study were content analysed deductively. RESULTS: The following themes and their constituents were found in the respective dimensions of the Model of Inner Strength. Firmness: having a drive to act, being purposeful, having trust in one’s competence, and having a positive view of life. Connectedness: being in community, receiving and giving support, and, receiving and giving care. Creativity: changing unsatisfactory life situations, seeing new opportunities, and realizing dreams. Stretchability: balancing between options, and extending oneself. CONCLUSIONS: Expressions that were interpreted as belonging to Inner Strength could be referred the different dimensions of Inner Strength. The Model of Inner Strength is suitable for analysing Inner Strength among middle-aged men and women. The findings indicate that Inner Strength can be identified in human beings’ narratives if asked for. SAGE Publications 2019-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6560797/ /pubmed/31217970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312119856812 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Lundman, Berit Hammarström, Anne Ahlgren, Christina Norberg, Astrid Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
title | Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
title_full | Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
title_fullStr | Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
title_short | Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
title_sort | use of the model of inner strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6560797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31217970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312119856812 |
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