SAUNA, SISU AND SIBELIUS:. Ethnic Identity Among Finnish Americans

Stoller, Eleanor Palo

doi:10.1111/j.1533-8525.1995.tb01989.x

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“…The subcategory sticking together in the group highlighted the healthcare professionals’ experiences of the importance for older immigrants of being part of a group with the same preferences, a group in which compatriots have shared memories of the past, a similar way of thinking and a similar way of doing. Palo‐Stoller concluded that this ‘knowing each other in advance’ created a better basis for fellowship and togetherness, creating a bond between persons of the same kind and with common experiences and background. Cohesiveness and trust within the group was reinforced through use of a common native language.…”

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Viewing oneself as a capable person – experiences of professionals working with older Finnish immigrants

Arola

Mårtensson

Kronlöf

2016

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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The proportion of older immigrants in the population is expected to increase in Sweden. Research indicates that older immigrants face the double burden of frailty, caused by a weaker health status, and the immigration process. Health promotion interventions can be used to prevent frailty and support healthy ageing in this population. Healthcare professionals are a crucial part of health promotion and the present study aimed to explore healthcare professionals' experiences of health in context of daily life among older immigrants to and provide a basis for the development of a health promotion intervention targeted at older immigrants. Four focus group discussions were conducted with professionals who worked with home-dwelling older people from Finland, currently living in Sweden. Participants represented a variety of healthcare professions. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The healthcare professionals perceived that health in daily life was (i) connected to the view of oneself as a capable person and (ii) participants strove to maintain their own origin. The findings highlighted that when planning for health promotion interventions for older immigrants, the point of departure should be to recognise the person as a person and the background of immigration is not the first issue to address. Therefore, a person-centred health promotion intervention is recommended to open a dialogue between healthcare professionals and older immigrants, so that a common view of the intervention can be reached.

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Viewing oneself as a capable person – experiences of professionals working with older Finnish immigrants

Arola

Mårtensson

Kronlöf

2016

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…In recent research, there is a clear link between positive life orientation, older persons' need for healthcare services and mortality . Positive life orientation can thus be understood as a health resource, and vitality is assumed to be a fundamental condition for a positive basic attitude in life . To be capable of focusing on the lighter side of a situation and shape reality from this can be seen as an expression of positive life orientation (cf.…”

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“…Those sources that in a person's own life or environment fulfil his/her most profound needs, that is, longings, can become important health resources . Vitality is thus comprised not only of a person's own strength and inner resources but also external health resources that exist in his/her surroundings.…”

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“…In Finland, the Finnish word sisu is used to express a fundamental, psychological competence that enables extraordinary action and empowers individuals to overcome a physically or mentally challenging situation . The word can be translated into English as will, determination, perseverance or rational action in the face of adversity and as such can be understood as an expression of vitality.…”

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Older persons' experiences of what influences their vitality – a study of 65‐ and 75‐year‐olds in Finland and Sweden

Söderbacka

Nyström

Fagerström

2016

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Throughout the world, life expectancy has noticeably increased during the past decade, and health promotive initiatives for older persons will therefore become ever more important. During the past few years, interest in what constitutes the source of health for human beings has markedly increased in health science research. An interesting and relatively unresearched domain is what provides older persons the strength and energy to look forward and what positively or negatively influences older persons' vitality. The aim of the study was to explore and describe older persons' vitality and their subjective experiences of what influences their vitality, despite disease and suffering. The study has an explorative and descriptive design. A comprehensive questionnaire including two open-ended questions about vitality was sent to 4927 older persons aged 65 and 75, and a total of 2579 responded to the open-ended questions. Qualitative content analyses were used. A safe and confirming communion, meaningful activities, an optimal state of health and an inner strength were important sources of vitality. Ageing that includes illness or a restricted life, happenings in the world and in one's close environment that threaten inner meaningfulness, and mental burdens that give rise to a feeling of hopelessness or depression decrease vitality. Vitality is an important health resource for 65- and 75-year-olds in that it influences a person's longing for life, love and meaning. Accordingly, it is of fundamental importance that Registered Nurses and other healthcare personnel strengthen older persons' vitality during the ageing process. By taking into consideration that which positively vs. negatively affects the vitality of each unique person, healthcare personnel can strengthen each older person's health resources and attempt to minimise and limit what negatively influences said person's vitality.

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“…Ethnic communities become large primary groups that facilitate both the exchange of information and the development of trust between individuals who are otherwise strangers to each other, thus permitting rapid formation of friendships among newcomers to the ethnic community (Litwak and Silverstein 1991). For Stoller's (1996) Finnish American respondents, affinity was based on shared understandings and common experiences. As one of her respondents explained:…”

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Shared Ethnicity and Relationship Multiplexity within the Informal Networks of Retired European American Sunbelt Migrants

2001

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In this article, the authors explore the impact of shared ethnicity and chain migration on the structure of relationships within the informal networks of elderly European Americans who migrated to a Florida retirement location. Data were collected through structured interviews with a probability sample of retired migrants. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to assess the impact of characteristics of elders and of network members on relationship multiplexity, a concept developed by network theorists to describe the content of relationships. The conceptualization of multiplexity in this article combines information on type and direction of activity reported by the elderly respondents with respect to each member of their network. Friendships involving shared ethnic background between the elder and network member occupied an intermediate position between kin relations and other friendships, a pattern that remained when "back home" location was controlled for.

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SAUNA, SISU AND SIBELIUS:. Ethnic Identity Among Finnish Americans

Cited by 6 publications

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Viewing oneself as a capable person – experiences of professionals working with older Finnish immigrants

Viewing oneself as a capable person – experiences of professionals working with older Finnish immigrants

Older persons' experiences of what influences their vitality – a study of 65‐ and 75‐year‐olds in Finland and Sweden

Shared Ethnicity and Relationship Multiplexity within the Informal Networks of Retired European American Sunbelt Migrants

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