Experiencing leisure in later life: A study of retirees and activity in Singapore

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-318

  Thang, Leng Leng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Leisure; Life satisfaction; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33845959784     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9010-6     Document Type: Article

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