Everyday activity parameters and competence in older adults.

Pushkar, Dolores; Arbuckle, Tannis Y.; Conway, Michael; Chaikelson, June; Maag, Urs

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.12.4.600

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“…This apparent sensitivity of the activity measure to social context does not make it a poor indicator of competence. Rather, it further illustrates the argument [8,14,16] that competence is fundamentally the ability to adapt to age-related changes in the availability of internal and external resources, including, in this case, the availability of greater leisure time.…”

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“…The interview, adapted from Pushkar et al [14], asked about activities in eleven domains: meal preparation, housekeeping/home maintenance, grocery shopping, financial management, visiting family and friends, entertaining family and friends, physical activities, hobbies, clubs and organizations, volunteering, and traveling. For each domain, the participants compared their current level of engagement with their engagement in it, when they were about age 50 years.…”

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“…The models that were developed also included, in addition to age and gender, measures of physical, social, and neuropsychological resources that past research had suggested were relevant to one or more of the measures of primary interest [3,6,7,13,14].…”

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Off-Target Verbosity, Everyday Competence, and Subjective Well-Being

Arbuckle¹,

Pushkar²,

Bourgeois³

et al. 2004

Gerontology

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Background: Off-target verbosity (OTV), defined as prolific speech that is lacking in focus, is exhibited by relatively few older adults, but increases in prevalence with age. Objective/Methods: The hypothesis that a high level of OTV is associated with declining competence in other aspects of everyday life was examined in 142 older adults, previously screened for the level of OTV. Competence was assessed based on self-reported changes since age 50 years in quality and quantity of engagement in eleven domains of instrumental and voluntary activities of everyday life. Results: Path models indicated that a high level of OTV was associated with a decreased competence in everyday activities and was indirectly linked, through competence, with lower well-being and greater loneliness. With competence level controlled, a high level of OTV directly predicted less loneliness. Conclusions: These findings support the hypothesis that a high level of OTV is symptomatic of a more general decline in competence and of less successful aging. However, a high level of OTV also entails a strong motivation for talking to others and thus may offer protection against loneliness.

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Off-Target Verbosity, Everyday Competence, and Subjective Well-Being

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Pushkar²,

Bourgeois³

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“…The retirement literature has indicated many ways in which individuals try to achieve this continuity. For example, retirees may view retirement as another logical career stage (Quick & Moen, 1998); keep a similar life routine or schedule as before (Kim & Feldman, 2000); participate in activities and sustain levels of social contact (Harlow & Cantor, 1996;Pushkar, Arbuckle, Conway, Chaikelson, & Maag, 1997); maintain stable self-concept (Troll & Skaff, 1997); or continue to work (Kim & Feldman, 2000). Generally, retirees try to maintain the same personal goals and lifestyle they had before retirement (Richardson & Kilty, 1991).…”

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Bridge employment and retirees’ health: A longitudinal investigation.

Zhan¹,

Wang²,

Liu³

et al. 2009

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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The present study examined the relationship between bridge employment and retirees' health outcomes (i.e., major diseases, functional limitations, and mental health). We used a nationally representative sample of 12,189 retirees from the first 4 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that compared with full retirement, engaging in bridge employment either in a career field or in a different field was associated with fewer major diseases and functional limitations, whereas engaging in career bridge employment was associated with better mental health. The findings highlight the health benefits of engaging in bridge employment for retirees. The practical implications of this study are discussed at both the individual and policy levels. Limitations of the current findings are also noted in conjunction with future research directions.

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“…One approach involves ratings of the degree of commitment or importance attributed to one's activity participation; studies have consistently demonstrated positive relationships with subjective well-being (Pushkar, Arbuckle, Conway, Chaikelson, & Maag, 1997;Ray & Heppe, 1986). Another approach to quantifying meaning measures the level of satisfaction individuals ascribe to their activity involvement.…”

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Factor Structure, Reliability, and Convergent Validity of the Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey for Older Adults

Eakman¹,

Carlson²,

Clark³

2009

OTJR: Occupation, Participation, Health

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This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey (EMAS) (Goldberg, Brintnell, & Goldberg, 2002) in a sample of older adults living in the greater Los Angeles area. The EMAS evidenced moderate test-retest reliability (r = .56) and good internal consistency (α = .89). Exploratory factor analysis (principal components) discerned a twocomponent structure within the EMAS, indicative of Personal-Competence and SocialExperiential meaning. The EMAS demonstrated theoretically predicted zero-order correlations with measures of meaning and purpose in life, depressive symptomology, life satisfaction, and health-related quality of life. Regression analyses discerned that purpose and meaning in life consistently predicted the EMAS and its components. Furthermore, persons reporting greater levels of Social-Experiential relative to Personal-Competence meaning had the lowest levels of physical health-related quality of life. This study offers initial evidence in support of the EMAS as a valid measure of meaningful activity in older adults. KeywordsMeasurement; Meaning and Purpose in Life; Health-Related Qualify of Life; Life Satisfaction There is growing recognition that participation in personally valued activities contributes to individual well-being. For example, Cantor & Sanderson (1999) have argued that well-being may be enhanced when a person participates in life tasks that are intrinsically valued and autonomously chosen. It has also been suggested that the meaning persons derive from their day to day activities ultimately infuse life with meaning (Clark et al., 1991;Hasselkus, 2002;Sharrott, 1983;Thomson, 2003), and consequently have significant implications for both physical and mental health (Jackson, Carlson, Mandel, Zemke, & Clark, 1998;Ryff & Singer, 1998). Further, the meaning persons attribute to their activities may mediate the manner in which those activities are perceived, thereby influencing health, well-being and successful aging (Carlson, Clark, & Young, 1998;Law, Steinwender, & Leclaire, 1998;Little, 1998;Rowe & Kahn, 1998).There has been recurring interest in the nature of meaningful activity engagement in social gerontology. For example, Kelly, Steinkamp, and Kelly (1986) derived five forms of activity meaning related to companionship within an activity, strengthening personal relationships, competence and skill development, expression and personal development, and health and exercise. Lawton (1993) reviewed the status of the meaning of leisure activities, making a distinction between denotative meaning, which refers to the more objective physical characteristics and uses of activities, and connotative meaning, referring to the personally subjective or affective aspects of activity involvement; a difference clearly reflective of NIH Public Access Pierce's (2001) discussion of activity and occupation. Lawton identified three classes of connotative meaning: experiential, developmental and social leisure, and offered the term 'mulitplexity' to sugges...

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Everyday activity parameters and competence in older adults.

Cited by 31 publications

References 27 publications

Off-Target Verbosity, Everyday Competence, and Subjective Well-Being

Off-Target Verbosity, Everyday Competence, and Subjective Well-Being

Bridge employment and retirees’ health: A longitudinal investigation.

Factor Structure, Reliability, and Convergent Validity of the Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey for Older Adults

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