Longstanding occupation: The relation of the continuity and meaning of productive occupation to life satisfaction and successful aging

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-150

  Stevens Ratchford, Regena G ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity participation; Continuity of participation; Engagement with life; Health; Meaning of participation; Occupational engagement; Productivity; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959223769     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2011.574255     Document Type: Article

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