Exploring the Relationship between Internet use and Leisure Satisfaction Among Older Adults

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-54

  Heo, Jinmoo ^a   Kim, Junhyoung ^b   Won, Young Shin ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Internet; Leisure; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952718571     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2010.545975     Document Type: Article

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