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The Paradox of Leisure in Later Life

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ID12440501
AuthorsGalit Nimrod (0000-0001-5878-8222, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), Amit Shrira (0000-0003-3540-4569, Bar-Ilan University)
Year2014
Volume71
Issue1
Pages106-111
Publication date2014-10-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbu143
PMID25315158
OpenAlexW2160681119
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited18

Results indicated that the significance of leisure to well-being increases throughout the later life course, and that leisure may act as a resource for resilience in old age. They also pointed out a paradoxical situation in which the older seniors, who may benefit from leisure involvement more than their younger peers, are precisely the ones who face the greater number of constraints to beneficial use of leisure

Association (psychology · Cognition · Leisure activity · Leisure time · Older people · Physical activity · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Quality of life (healthcare · Successful aging · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Gerontology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works46
Citations per year4,6
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 45

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