Dimensions and predictors of activity engagement: A short-term longitudinal study

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 11-33

  Rousseau, François L ^a   Pushkar, Dolores ^a   Reis, Myrna ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CRDH ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity engagement; Activity parameters; Predictors; Short term longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746593732     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v29n02_02     Document Type: Review

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