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Carlquist, E., Nafstad, H.E. and Blakar, R.M. (2007) Community Psychology in a Scandinavian Welfare Society: The Case of Norway. In: Reich, M., Riemer, M., Prilleltensky, I. and Monter, M., Eds., International Community Psychology, Springer, USA, 282-298.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49500-2_14

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• TITLE: Responsibility for Psychological Sense of Community and Well-Being in Old Age: A Qualitative Study of Urban Older Adults in Norway

  AUTHORS: Nina Kavita Heggen Bahl, Hilde Eileen Nafstad, Rolv Mikkel Blakar, Amy Østertun Geirdal

  KEYWORDS: Well-Being, Psychological Sense of Community, Old Age, Culture, Social Responsibility, Norway

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.5 No.7, July 21, 2017

  ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study is to explore older adults’ understanding and conceptualizations of the concept “psychological sense of community” (PSOC) as experiences of belonging and being part of seem to be important in old age. Twelve older informants from Oslo (the capital of Norway) were interviewed. A thematic and discourse analytical approach was used to identify and depict the most central themes in the older adults’ meaning of PSOC in-depth and in relation to context. The findings show that there are important parts of Norwegian older adults’ meanings of PSOC that goes beyond dimensions included in the predominant conceptualization of PSOC. “Individual responsibility for PSOC in old age”, identified as the most salient theme, reflects core Norwegian cultural values and provides new insight to premises of PSOC and well-being in old age. Furthermore, the findings in this Scandinavian sample extend the understanding of older adults’ efforts to maintain their PSOC and well-being through life-changing transitions.