Activity and psychological well-being in older people

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 172-183

  Warr, Peter ^a   Butcher, V ^b   Robertson, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 1442349992     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860410001649662     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. ARGYLE, M. (1999). Causes and correlates of happiness. In D. KAHNEMAN, E. DIENER, & N. SCHWARZ (Eds.), Well-being: the foundations of hedonic psychology (pp. 353-373). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
2. ATCHLEY, R.C. (1980). The social forces in later life, (3rd edn), Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
3. BALTES, P.B. & BALTES M.M. (1990). Psychological perspectives on successful aging: the model of selective optimization with compensation. In P.B. BALTES & M.M. BALTES (Eds.), Successful aging (pp. 1-34). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4. CAMPBELL, A. (1981). The sense of well-being in America. New York: McGraw-Hill.
5. CARSTENSEN, L.L. (1971). Selectivity theory: social activity in life-span context. Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 11, 195-217.
6. DIENER, E., SUH, E.M., LUCAS, R.E. & SMITH, H.L. (1999). Subjective well-being: three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 276-302.
7. EKERDT, D.J. (1986). The busy ethic: moral continuity between work and retirement. The Gerontologist, 26, 239-244.
8. GOLDBERG, D.P. & WILLIAMS, P. (1988). A user's guide to the General Health Questionnaire. Windsor: NFER-Nelson.
9. HARLOW, R.E. & CANTOR, N. (1996). Still participating after all these years: a study of life task participation in later life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 1235-1249.
10. HERZ, D.E. (1995). Work after early retirement: an increasing trend amongst men. Monthly Labor Review, 118 (4), 13-20.
11. HERZOG, A.R., RODGERS, W.L. & WOODWARD, J. (1982). Subjective well-being among different age groups. Michigan: Institute for Social Research.
12. HOLAHAN, C.K. (1988). Relation of life goals at age 70 to activity participation and health and psychological well-being among Terman's gifted men and women. Psychology and Aging, 3, 286-291.
13. HORLEY, J. & LAVERY, J.J. (1995). Subjective well-being and age. Social Indicators Research, 34, 275-282.
14. JAHODA, M. (1958). Current concepts of positive mental health. New York: Basic Books.
15. LARSON, R. (1978). Thirty years of research on the subjective well-being of older Americans. Journal of Gerontology, 33, 109-125.
16. LEMON, B.W., BENGTSON, V.L. & PETERSON, J.A. (1972). An exploration of the activity theory of aging: activity types and life satisfaction among in-movers to a retirement community. Journal of Gerontology, 27, 511-523.
17. LONGINO, C.F. & KART, C.S. (1982). Explicating activity theory: a formal replication. Journal of Gerontology, 37, 713-722.
18. LUCAS, R.E., DIENER, E. & SUH, E.M. (1996). Discriminant validity of well-being measures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 616-628.
19. LUCAS, R.E. & FUJITA, F. (2000). Factors influencing the relation between extraversion and pleasant affect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 1039-1056.
20. MANNELL, R.C. (1993). High-investment activity and life satisfaction among older adults. In J.R. KELLY (Ed.), Activity and aging (pp. 125-145). London: Sage.
21. MARKIDES, K.S. & MARTIN, H.W. (1979). A causal model of life satisfaction among the elderly. Journal of Gerontology, 34, 86-93.
22. MCGUIRE, F.A. (1982). Leisure time, activities, and meanings: a comparison of men and women in late life. In N.J. OSGOOD (Ed.), Life after work: retirement, leisure, recreation, and the elderly (pp. 132-147). New York: Praeger.
23. NOLEN-HOEKSEMA, S. & RUSTING, C.L. (1999). Gender differences in well-being. In D. KAHNEMAN, E. DIENER & N. SCHWARZ (Eds.), Well-being: the foundations of hedonic psychology (pp. 330-350). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
24. PAVOT, W. & DIENER, E. (1993). Review of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Psychological Assessment, 5, 164-172.
25. PAVOT, W., DIENER, E., COLVIN, C.R. & SANDVIK, E. (1991). Further validation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale: evidence for the cross-method convergence of well-being measures. Journal of Personality Assessment, 57, 149-161.
26. PINQUART, M. (2001a). Correlates of subjective health in older adults: a meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 16, 414-426.
27. PINQUART, M. (2001b). Age differences in perceived positive affect, negative affect, and affect balance in middle and old age. Journal of Happiness Studies, 2, 375-405.
28. PINQUART, M. & SÖRENSEN, S. (2000). Influences of socio-economic status, social network, and competence on subjective well-being in later life: a meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 15, 187-224.
29. VEIT, C.T. & WARE, J.E. (1983). The structure of psychological distress and well-being in general populations. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51, 730-742.
30. WARE, J.E. & SHERBOURNE, C. (1992). The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). 1. Conceptual framework and item selection. Medical Care, 30, 473-481.