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Finding an existential place to rest: enabling well-being in young adults
Maria Lundvall1, Lina Palmér1, Ulrica Hörberg2
1Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
Summary
Young adults experiencing existential concerns find well-being by seeking balance between life's movement and stillness. Professional support focusing on their life stories is crucial when concerns become overwhelming.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Existential Psychology
- Adolescent Development
Background:
- Young adult well-being amidst existential concerns is under-researched.
- Existential concerns pose significant challenges to young adults' resilience.
- Understanding how young adults foster well-being is vital for supportive interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the meaning of enabling well-being for young adults facing existential concerns.
- To explore the lived experiences of young adults navigating existential challenges.
- To identify factors contributing to resilience and well-being in this demographic.
Main Methods:
- Phenomenological study utilizing reflective lifeworld research.
- In-depth interviews conducted with seventeen young adults (aged 17-27).
- Analysis focused on the essential meaning and nuances of enabling well-being.
Main Results:
- The core meaning of enabling well-being involves finding a 'place to rest'.
- This 'place to rest' integrates both life's movement and stillness for self-reflection and understanding.
- Young adults actively enable their well-being, seeking professional support when existential concerns are overwhelming.
Conclusions:
- Finding balance between activity and reflection is key to young adult well-being during existential concerns.
- Healthcare professionals should adopt an open, life-story-focused approach to support young adults.
- Effective support empowers young adults to navigate existential challenges and enhance resilience.
Keywords:
Existential concernsphenomenologyqualitative researchreflective lifeworld researchresilienceyoung adultsMore Related Videos
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