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Continuity of leisure participation from middle age to old age
Author(s)Neda Agahi, Kozma Ahacic, Marti G Parker
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 61B, no 6, November 2006
Pagespp S340-S346
Sourcehttp://www.geron.org
KeywordsRecreation ; Participation ; Middle aged ; Age groups [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden.
AnnotationLogistic regression analyses were conducted on each of nine leisure activities based on longitudinal data from three waves of the Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU) that followed 495 individuals from 1968 until 2002. A decline in participation rates was the most common pattern over time. Analyses at the individual level showed that late-life participation was generally preceded by participation earlier in life. Previous participation, both 10 and 34 years earlier, predicted late-life participation. The modifying effects of functional status in late life was small. In accordance with the continuity theory of ageing, leisure participation in old age is often a continuation of previous participation. However, there is considerable variation among both activities and individuals. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-070216208 A
ClassmarkH: TMB: SE: BB: 3J: 76P

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