This is the real “death-line” AND I am still alive: A collaborative reflexivity about life trajectories

In this article, we, Olga Lehmann, Mixo Hansen and Helena Hurme, engage in a process of collaborative reflexivity upon living, aging, and dying as we attempt to make sense of the illnesses of the last author. The companionship that emerged between us in the plurality of our identities as friends, co...

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Published in:Culture & psychology 2020-12, Vol.26 (4), p.819-836
Main Authors: Lehmann, Olga V., Hansen, Mixo, Hurme, Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Cross-cultural psychology
Cultural values
Death & dying
Developmental psychology
Friendship
Illnesses
Meaning
Personal experiences
Psychological theories
Reflexivity
Uncertainty
Women
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Summary:In this article, we, Olga Lehmann, Mixo Hansen and Helena Hurme, engage in a process of collaborative reflexivity upon living, aging, and dying as we attempt to make sense of the illnesses of the last author. The companionship that emerged between us in the plurality of our identities as friends, colleagues, coauthors, and women, encouraged us to revisit aspects of the theories in developmental-cultural psychology such as (a) the process of meaning-making, (b) the equifinality model in relation to aging and dying, and (c) the notion of personal life philosophies in relation to virtues. Based on our personal experiences as well as our collaborative reflexivity as scholars, we highlight that developmental-cultural psychology could more explicitly address existential transitions, such as dying and existential givens, such as uncertainty in its theories. We present as well some preliminary integrations between existential and cultural perspectives of meaning-making.
ISSN:1354-067X
1461-7056
DOI:10.1177/1354067X20922132