Leisure Activities, Stress, and Health among Bereaved and Non-Bereaved Elderly Men
The Normative Aging Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628525 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanya R Fitzpatrick (Arizona State University West, Phoenix, corresponding author), Avron Spiro (0000-0003-4080-8621, VA Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts and Boston University School of Public Health), Nancy R Kressin (0000-0003-2767-4286, Boston University School of Public Health and Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford, Massachusetts), Evelyn Greene (KPMG Strategic Health Solutions Practice, Boston, Massachusetts), Raymond Bosse (VA Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 217-245 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/gu4q-8w3e-21de-0qfa |
| OpenAlex | W2146693630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 43 |
Few studies have examined the effect that a resource such as leisure activities might have on the relationship between stress and health among elderly men. Data from the Normative Aging Study (NAS) were used to examine whether specific groups of leisure activities (social, solitary, and mixed activities; activities performed either alone or with others) moderated the effect of stress on the health of elderly men and whether there were differences in this effect between bereaved and non-bereaved men. The sample of 799 men was divided into two groups: a group bereaved of family and friends and a group of non-bereaved. Hierarchical regression analyses compared an initial model, a direct effect model, and a moderating model. The results indicate that for both groups of men, mixed leisure activities moderated the effect of stress on physical but not mental health. Additionally, for the bereaved group, social activities moderated the effects of stress on physical health. The negative effects of life stressors (other than bereavement) can be moderated by engaging in leisure activities for both bereaved and non-bereaved elderly men. Implications of the findings for future practice and research are discussed
Mental health · Multilevel model · Normative · Physical activity · Physical health · Psychiatry · Social support · Stress (linguistics · Stressor · Successful aging · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2018 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |