Ageing, leisure, and social connectedness: How could leisure help reduce social isolation of older people?

V Toepoel - Social indicators research, 2013 - Springer
This study investigates the relation between leisure activities and the social status of the
elderly based on a heterogeneous sample of the Dutch population. Close relationships are …

Keeping up! Older workers' adaptation in the workplace after age 55

ESW Ng, A Law - Canadian Journal on Aging/La revue canadienne …, 2014 - cambridge.org
How do older workers keep up and adapt to a changing workplace after age 55? In
exploring that question, this study specifically examined how age-related changes affect …

Leisure as a resource for successful aging by older adults with chronic health conditions

SL Hutchinson, G Nimrod - The International Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on the model of Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC)(Baltes & Baltes,
1990), the purpose of this article is to examine leisure-related goals of older adults with …

Exploring mental illness in the workplace: the role of HR professionals and processes

S Hennekam, K Follmer, J Beatty - The InTernaTIonal Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this overview, we introduce a special issue featuring six articles on various aspects
related to the role of Human Resource Management in managing mental illness at work …

The elderly perceived meanings and values of virtual reality leisure activities: A means-end chain approach

CS Lin, MY Jeng, TM Yeh - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study uses means-end chain (MEC) techniques to examine the awareness, decision-
making procedure, and personal values of the elderly with regard to virtual reality leisure …

How do leisure activities impact leisure domain and life domain satisfaction and subjective well‐being?

D Kim, J Park, BJ Park - International Journal of Tourism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the impact of leisure activities on leisure domain and life domain
satisfactions and subjective well‐being (SWB) and explores the differences between …

Religion and spirituality: A qualitative study of older adults

R Shaw, J Gullifer, K Wood - Ageing International, 2016 - Springer
Theories of ageing have suggested that many older adults adopt different strategies to
enhance the experience of ageing. The current study was designed to explore the perceived …

Relationships of leisure social support and flow with loneliness among nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: An age-based moderating model

LC Chang, J Dattilo, PC Hsieh, FH Huang - Geriatric Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
Identifying predictors of loneliness is important to develop interventions that help older
adults residing in nursing homes reduce their loneliness, particularly during the COVID-19 …

Perceptions of leisure by older adults who attend senior centers

J Dattilo, AE Lorek, J Mogle, M Sliwinski, S Freed… - Leisure …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides a description of salient themes that emerged from an investigation
examining perceptions of leisure engagement by older adults who attend senior centers. A …

“We're a family and that gives me joy”: Exploring interpersonal relationships in older women's softball using socio-emotional selectivity theory

W Choi, T Liechty, JJ Naar, ST West, JD Wong… - Leisure …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Research suggests that leisure provides a vehicle for women to develop friendships in later
life, yet little research has explored older women's experiences of social connection in a …