Activity and psychological well-being in older people
Abstract
Affective well-being and life satisfaction between the ages of 50 and 74 were investigated as a function of the frequency with which individuals undertook six types of activity, after control for potential confounding variables. Overall activity level (across all types) was significantly positively associated with both outcome variables. Activities in the Family and Social and in the Church and Charity domains were found to be important in this age-range, but other types of activity were less consistently associated with affective well-being or life satisfaction. Differences were observed in the frequency of some activity types between men and women and between people in employment, unemployment and retirement. However, associations between activity and psychological well-being did not vary between men and women, and differences in correlations with well-being between non-employed and employed individuals were significant only for aggregate indicators.
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Warr, Butcher and Robertson (2004) found that women's family and social domains influenced their wellbeing more than men's.
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Warr, Butcher and Robertson (2004) found that family/social, home/garden and church/charity activities were most highly associated with affective wellbeing and life satisfaction.
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- Authors
- Warr, P., Butcher, V., & Robertson, I.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Warr, P.
- ORCID
- Robertson, I.
- Venue
- Aging & Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-03
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 172-183
- ISSN
- 1360-7863 (ISSN-L)
- 1364-6915
- OpenAlex
- W2146324553
- Cited by
- 127
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Aging & Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (M551285002)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- older adults, psychological well-being, emotional well-being, life satisfaction, leisure, gender differences, employment status, retirement
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Female, United Kingdom, Happiness, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Self Concept
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