@article{oai:sapmed.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016425, author = {山本, 武志}, journal = {北海道生命倫理研究 = Hokkaido Journal of Bioethics, Hokkaido Journal of Bioethics}, month = {Mar}, note = {People aged 65 or older comprised 24.1% of Japan’s population in 2012, implying that currently one in four people are elderly. Approximately half of these aging households comprise elderly people living alone, and the number of these single-person households is expected to increase. Some studies have dispelled the myth that almost all elderly people living alone experience loneliness. Therefore, we should acknowledge and support their continuing to live alone, rather than insisting on institutionalizing them or sending them to live with their children. To understand and support self-dependent elders we may be required to learn about their life histories and life circumstances. In addition, we should understand that the elderly are mature and capable of handling any situation owing to their experiencing multitudinous stressful life events during the course of their lives, such as bereavement, retirement, or severe sickness I have developed a hypothesis that the lives of the elderly living alone were supported by their psychological elasticity, which includes their resilience, sense of coherence (SOC), and recovery concept. This paper discusses the importance of the studies that clarify the process of nurturing and internalization of psychological elasticity in the elderly.}, pages = {20--28}, title = {ひとり暮らし高齢者の人生・生活を支える「心理学的弾性概念」の検討 【原著論文】}, volume = {2}, year = {2017} }