To Understand the Meaning of Being an Emerging Adult From a Caring Science Perspective—A Phenomenologic Hermeneutic Study

Östman, Lillemor; Nyman-Kurkiala, Pia; Fischer, Regina Santamäki

doi:10.20467/1091-5710.24.1.12

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“…By sharing their life stories, they might come to peace with their situations while taking a risk in allowing themselves to be vulnerable (Lundvall et al, 2020 , 2019 ). Östman et al ( 2020 ) explain that young adults strive to understand their ethos (innermost values, or the voice of their heart) and their access to health by self-managing their freedom, independence, and responsibility. This ethos can challenge healthcare professionals in encounters with young adults—caregivers must be receptive to the young adults’ life story in order to provide support in this demanding phase of becoming an adult.…”

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Finding an existential place to rest: enabling well-being in young adults

Lundvall

Palmér

Hörberg

et al. 2022

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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What enables well-being when experiencing existential concerns as a young adult is an under-explored area of research. In order to address young adults’ existential concerns and provide caring support that builds their resilience to meet life challenges, the purpose of the study is to describe the meaning of enabling well-being as experienced by young adults living with existential concerns. This phenomenological study is based on a reflective lifeworld research. Seventeen young adults, aged 17–27 years, were interviewed. The results is presented in an essential meaning and further explored with its variations and individual nuances of the phenomenon; enabling well-being. The essential meaning of enabling well-being, when experiencing existential concerns as a young adult, means finding a place to rest. Finding a place to rest means finding both movement and stillness in life to reflect upon one’s life story in order to understand oneself. The results also show that young adults enable their own well-being in many ways when experiencing existential concerns. When their existential concerns feel overwhelming, they need support from healthcare professionals. When young adults seek professional support, the professionals must be open and focus on the young adults’ life story to enable well-being.

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confidence: 99%