Leisure Time, Activities, Preferences, and Competence: Implications for the Morale of Older Adults
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Applied Gerontology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 95-103
- https://doi.org/10.1177/073346488200100113
Abstract
This conceptual overview examines four leisure components that impact upon the older adult's morale: time, activities, preferences, and competence. The interrelationships between these components are also discussed. Research needs concerning leisure and recreation in the lives of the aged are listed and im plications for the helping professions are posited.Keywords
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