Leisure Consumption and well-Being among Older Adults: Does Age or Life Situation Matter?

Kekäläinen, Tiia; Wilska, Terhi‐Anna; Kokko, Katja

doi:10.1007/s11482-016-9483-6

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“…Leisure activities, especially the so called structured or serious ones such as arts and crafts, volunteering, sports, hobbies, attending cultural events, and reading (Stebbins, 2007 ), are important predictors of both hedonic and eudaimonic well-being (Delle Fave and Bassi, 2003 ; Lee et al, 2014 ; Kuykendall et al, 2015 ). These activities provide individuals with opportunities for engaging in autonomously chosen tasks, consistent with the person's interests and self-determined goals, and for experiencing positive emotions, competence enhancement and mastery, as well as social integration and connectedness (Sotgiu et al, 2011 ; Bassi and Delle Fave, 2013 ; Toepoel, 2013 ; Kekäläinen et al, 2017 ).…”

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Promoting Well-Being in Old Age: The Psychological Benefits of Two Training Programs of Adapted Physical Activity

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In the last few decades, the relationship between physical conditions and mental health has increasingly attracted the interest of researchers and professionals across disciplines. This relationship is especially relevant in old age, as the challenges posed by aging at various levels represent crucial concerns for policy makers. Due to the remarkable increase in life expectancy across countries, sustainable prevention strategies are needed to help individuals preserve psychophysical well-being in old age. In particular, the regular practice of a moderately intense physical activity is recommended by the World Health Organization to enhance balance, prevent falls, strengthen muscles, and promote psychophysical well-being. Daily physical exercise represents a beneficial and low-cost strategy, easily accessible to the general population and potentially customizable to specific needs through brief training programs. Based on these premises, the present research aimed at longitudinally evaluating mental well-being among 58 Italian people aged 67–85, who were involved in two Adapted Physical Activity (APA) training programs. Inclusion criteria for participation comprised high autonomy levels in daily activities, no cognitive impairment, sedentary habits or only occasional performance of moderate physical activity. Based on physical and functional assessment, 39 participants joined a program of adapted motor activity (PoliFit; Study 1), while 19 participants attended a variant program specifically designed for people with osteoporosis (OsteoFit; Study 2). Well-being dimensions were assessed through the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Physical functioning were evaluated before and after the programs through the Short Physical Performance Battery and the Handgrip Dynamometer Jamar Test. Findings highlighted that, besides physical benefits, participants reported significantly more adaptive emotion regulation strategies after both training programs; in addition, participants attending OsteoFit reported significantly higher levels of emotional well-being. Results suggest the potential of moderate physical activity in promoting mental health, emphasizing the additional role of training programs as cost-effective opportunities for elderly people to socialize and improve emotional functioning. Overall, the findings support the view of old age as a stage of competence development and adaptive adjustment, rather than a phase of mere psychophysical decline.

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“…(2015) found that the association between leisure and subjective well‐being was significant for active leisure activities but not for passive leisure. Similarly, a study on Finnish elderly found that only travel had a positive influence on both the mental and physical domains of well‐being; other activities like exercise affected only physical well‐being (Kekäläinen et al., 2017). As found in our study, the literature has suggested that it is not just having leisure experiences, but the content and quality of the leisure that matters to satisfaction outcomes in later life (Carstensen et al., 1999; DeLeire & Kalil, 2010; Headey et al., 2008).…”

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Consumption and life satisfaction: The Korean evidence

Choung

Pak

Chatterjee

2020

Int J Consumer Studies

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This study examines the association between consumption expenditure and life satisfaction among older Koreans (aged 50 or older). We estimate a series of individual fixed effects regressions that link life satisfaction to various types of household consumption using data drawn from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. The results show that leisure consumption is positively related to life satisfaction and that this association is driven largely by uncommon and infrequent leisure activities, like travel and entertainment. Expenditures for leisure that provides more ordinary experiences, such as recreation and self‐development programs, were generally uncorrelated with life satisfaction, despite being consumed by a large fraction of older Koreans. Finally, the evidence on whether material purchases or status‐enhancing purchases were positively correlated with life satisfaction is mixed. On the one hand, our findings reaffirm the conventional wisdom that people feel more satisfied when spending money on experiences than on material possessions. On the other hand, we provide the novel finding that consumption directed towards extraordinary and memorable experiences that go beyond everyday life tends to generate greater life satisfaction.

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“…Street usage promoting psychological satisfaction for older adults (Source: Authors). leisure, consumption of health products and living materials (Kekäläinen et al, 2016;Boehm et al, 2018). Few studies have investigated the reemployment of older adults, an important focus because it can increase older adults' psychological satisfaction through the embodiment of their social value.…”

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Aging-friendly cities: Investigating the effects of street usage on the psychological satisfaction of older adults in megacities

Gao²,

Qiu³

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Front. Psychol.

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The psychological satisfaction of older adults is an important evaluation standard for the construction of elder-friendly cities. Meanwhile, as important space carriers carrying the travel activities and social participation of older adults, streets are also of great significance to improve psychological wellbeing. However, few studies pay attention to the street usage of aging population, especially in the context of megacities. Moreover, the previous literature rarely distinguishes the types of streets. Thus, employing a mixed approach, we investigate the relationships between street usage and psychological satisfaction for older adults. Based on the survey in Shanghai, we find that a clear role for different usage indicators in the determination of subjective psychological satisfaction of older adults. More specially, the street usage and psychological satisfaction for older adults are strongly correlated, especially for living streets. Psychological satisfaction for older adults in different types of streets is not always positively related to the positive perception of street usage. The psychological satisfaction of different streets depends on different factors. By focusing on the case of a megacity, our study emphasizes the differences between different types of streets, which will be conducive to the proposal of practical planning policies. In addition, employing mixed research methods not only explains how different street usage affects the psychological welfare of older adults on a macro scale, but also emphasizes the inner world of respondents.

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Leisure Consumption and well-Being among Older Adults: Does Age or Life Situation Matter?

Cited by 19 publications

References 57 publications

Promoting Well-Being in Old Age: The Psychological Benefits of Two Training Programs of Adapted Physical Activity

Promoting Well-Being in Old Age: The Psychological Benefits of Two Training Programs of Adapted Physical Activity

Consumption and life satisfaction: The Korean evidence

Aging-friendly cities: Investigating the effects of street usage on the psychological satisfaction of older adults in megacities

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