Contribution of leisure to the life satisfaction of older adults in Australia and the United States

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 4-12

  Hawkins, Barbara ^a   Foose, Alice K ^a   Binkley, Anne L ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Leisure; Leisure satisfaction; Life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053234389     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2004.9674353     Document Type: Article

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