- Title
- A phenomenological exploration of happiness among elderly female Chinese South Africans
- Creator
- Fong, Stacey
- Subject
- Older women - South Africa - Psychology, Chinese - South Africa - Psychology, Happiness in old age - South Africa
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/123780
- Identifier
- uj:20834
- Description
- Abstract: The aim of this study was to better understand the experience of happiness from the perspective of the older Chinese South African women. Research among this population is rare in South Africa. Results of this study were qualitatively sort by means of interviews and Husserl’s descriptive phenomenological method was employed to analyze data. The outcomes of this study indicate that older Chinese women’s experience of happiness is influenced by multiple factors. These factors include; social engagement with family and friends, participating in activities, feeing content and having a sense of peace, and spirituality. The theme of loneliness emerged as something that obstructed their experience of happiness., M.A. (Psychology)
- Contributor
- Ebrahim, S., Dr., Guse, T., Prof.
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Johannesburg
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