The Role of Leisure Style in Maintaining the Health of Older Adults with Arthritis

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ID10137895
AutoresLaura L Payne (Department of Leisure Studies University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Lisa Payne (0000-0003-0671-2386, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, autor correspondente), Andrew J Mowen (0000-0003-2873-0323, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management The Pennsylvania State University), Julian Montoro-Rodriguez (School of Family and Consumer Studies Kent State University), Julián Montoro‐Rodríguez (0000-0002-3657-2735)
Ano2006
Volume38
Fascículo1
Páginas20-45
Data de publicação2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Leisure Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-2216 • E-ISSN: 2159-6417
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00222216.2006.11950067
OpenAlexW132929937
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas30
Referências citadas39

This study explores the role of leisure style in relation to the perceived physical and mental health of older adults with self-reported arthritis. A model of successful aging was used as a conceptual framework to examine the relationship between the type of leisure styles and physical and mental health. Altogether, 464 adults over the age of 50 completed a questionnaire that assessed perceived physical and mental health, health history, pain severity (a proxy for arthritis severity), leisure style, social interaction with friends, and socio-demographics. Results indicated that type of leisure style had a significant role in the relationship between arthritis severity and perceived physical health. The main effect, leisure repertoire size was positively related to perceived physical health. That is, the broader the leisure repertoire, the higher the reported health. In terms of mental health, frequency of social interaction with friends was positively related to perceived mental health. Results are discussed in terms of leisure as a buffer for the negative effects of arthritis on health

Demographics · Mental health · Physical health · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Foot and Ankle Surgery · Medicine · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Gerontology