Linsey Howie1, Michelle Coulter, Susan Feldman. 1. School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, Australia. l.howie@latrobe.edu.au
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine how engagement in creative occupations informed six older retired people's occupational identities. METHOD: Occupational narratives were gathered from in-depth interviews with 6 participants (75 years of age or older) who had extended experience of participation in creative occupations. A process of narrative-type inquiry produced summarized, chronological stories for each participant. Subsequently, a process of paradigmatic-type narrative analysis produced thematic categories related to how a sense of self is associated with creative occupational engagement in later life. RESULTS: Four themes derived from data analysis included the relevance of relational practices, changing self-awareness, enduring qualities, and reflective processes to the formation of a sense of self. CONCLUSION: This study adds to an understanding of how leisure occupations maintained across the life cycle contribute to building an occupational identity.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine how engagement in creative occupations informed six older retired people's occupational identities. METHOD: Occupational narratives were gathered from in-depth interviews with 6 participants (75 years of age or older) who had extended experience of participation in creative occupations. A process of narrative-type inquiry produced summarized, chronological stories for each participant. Subsequently, a process of paradigmatic-type narrative analysis produced thematic categories related to how a sense of self is associated with creative occupational engagement in later life. RESULTS: Four themes derived from data analysis included the relevance of relational practices, changing self-awareness, enduring qualities, and reflective processes to the formation of a sense of self. CONCLUSION: This study adds to an understanding of how leisure occupations maintained across the life cycle contribute to building an occupational identity.
Authors: Oskarina Palma Candia; César Hueso Montoro; Celia Martí-García; Manuel Fernández-Alcántara; Concepción Petra Campos-Calderón; Rafael Montoya Juárez Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-09-27 Impact factor: 3.390