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| Remaining active in later life: the role of locus of control in seniors' leisure activity participation, health, and life satisfaction | | Author(s) | Verena H Menec, Judith G Chipperfield |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 9, no 1,, February 1997 |
| Pages | pp 105-125 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Recreation ; Well being ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Although the physical and psychological benefits of feeling in control are well-documented in the research literature, the mechanisms that account for these effects have received less attention. This study was designed to examine the potential mediating role of exercising and participation in non-physical leisure activities, such as attending cultural events, and involvement in volunteer organisations, in the relation between perceived control and well-being in a group of older adults. The results indicated that an internal locus of control was positively related to exercising and participation in leisure activities. Exercising and leisure activity participation, in turn, were predictive of better perceived health and greater life satisfaction. These findings point to the potential benefits of increasing older people's sense of control as a means to promote exercise and to increase leisure activity participation, and, consequently, to enhance well-being. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980407212 A |
| Classmark | CEA: GHH: H: D:F:5HH: 7S |
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