Participation in recreational activities and its effect on perception of life satisfaction in residential settings

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-86

  McGuinn, Kristine K ^a   Mosher Ashley, Pearl M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Life satisfaction; Long term care; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937331803     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v25n01_06     Document Type: Article

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