ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2024
Exploring the impact of stressful life events on quality of life: meaning making and narrative reconstruction.
Article in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Thriving Through Stressful Life Events with Nature: A Mixed-Method Study on Tending Indoor Plants and Rumination Resilience.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- Gambling-Related Stressful Life Events: A Content Analysis Illuminating Translucent Voices in a Community Sample with Past-Year Problem Gambling.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- History as Therapy: A Novel Interdisciplinary Framework for Meaning-making and Well-being.Integrative psychological & behavioral science · 2026Article
- Understanding the Role of Loneliness in the Relationships Between Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Both Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among University Students: A Mediation Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Satisfaction with life, affects, and subjective happiness in military personnel.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeStressful life events have the capacity to disrupt an individual's worldview and life goals, leading to existential questions and identity loss. The subjective perception of identity is intricately linked with quality of life (QoL), and how individuals derive meaning from these stressful life events significantly influences their well-being. This article explored the impact of stressful life events on individuals' QoL, and examined the potential for enhancing QoL through meaning making and narrative reconstruction.
methodsQualitative interviews were conducted with 11 individuals reporting diminished QoL and analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsThe study reveals that stressful life events confront interviewees with the vulnerability of their values in life and the limits of their control, leading them to question their own beliefs and purpose in life. Consequently, these events prompt individuals to reconstruction their narratives to adapt to new life circumstances.
conclusionsThe study suggests that "securing the base," including strong social relations and security in economic and housing conditions, is a prerequisite for enhancing QoL. The insights on "the base" have profound implications for QoL. Recognizing their fundamental importance, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and social service providers can support mechanisms to enhance these foundations, improving overall well-being for individuals and communities.
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