Modeling Retirees' Life Satisfaction Levels: The Role of Recreational, Life Cycle and Socio-environmental Elements
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Leisure Research
- Vol. 17 (1) , 29-39
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.1985.11969612
Abstract
Satisfaction with retirement life is postulated to be a function of life cycle forces, socio-environmental influences and the degree of fulfillment of Maslow's hierarchy of needs through participation in recreational-leisure activities. These postulates are tested on data from personal interviews of three hundred retirees. Retirees' needs are found to vary by stage of retirement. Life satisfaction levels; life cycle forces and certain elements of Maslow's need structure are found to correspond.Keywords
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