Power, Creativity and Reminiscence in the Elderly

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between creativity and power in a sample of well elderly adults. Additionally, the usefulness of reminiscent storytelling as a therapeutic modality in patterning power and creativity in well elders was explored. The study was conceptualized within Rogers' (1986) Science of Unitary Human Beings, and incorporated Barrett's theory of power, the latter derived from the Rogerian conceptual system. Specifically, the study sought evidence for the mutual patterning of power and creativity in older adults.