Gerotranscendence: A Critical Review
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Gerotranscendence: A Critical Review
The theory of gerotranscendence, a developmental theory of positive aging was proposed by Lars Tornstam in 1989. It was based on the empirical researches done by him in late 1970s and early 1980s [4] and work of other theorists [5,6]. Tornstam began to explore aging with a phenomenological qualitative approach. 50 participants aged between 52 to 97 years were interviewed after a lecture by Lars...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2373-6445
DOI: 10.15406/jpcpy.2015.04.00184