The paradox of leisure in later life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 106-111

  Nimrod, Galit ^a   Shrira, Amit ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Growth curve model; Old age; Quality of life; Recreation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84960441299     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu143     Document Type: Article

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