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dc.contributor.authorPatterson, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T06:09:22Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T06:09:22Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.issn00914150
dc.identifier.doi10.2190/TG1M-75CB-PL27-R6G3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/120710
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to establish if frequent participation in leisure activities helped widows and widowers adapt to widowhood, and to maintain lower stress levels. A small sample of sixty recently bereaved widows (n = 43) and widowers (n = 17) who were living in an Australian city were selected for the study. Their ages ranged from fifty to eight-four years with a mean age of sixty-four years. Each widow or widower was interviewed and provided responses to three scales measuring participation in leisure activities, adaptation to widowhood, and stress. Quantitative and qualitative research techniques were used to interpret the data. The leisure activities most frequently participated in by widows and widowers were found to be home based activities, involving social activities with family and friends. Greater participation in leisure activities was found to be negatively correlated with stress scores, suggesting an association between leisure participation and stress reduction for recently bereaved widows and widowers. However, the study failed to find any association between participation in leisure activities and adaptation after the death of a spouse. In addition, no significant differences were found in the age, gender, income, and type of employment of widows and widowers, although perceived health status was found to be a significant factor in helping to determine future participation in leisure activities.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBaywood Publishing Company
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom123
dc.relation.ispartofpageto142
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Aging & Human Development
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCentral Nervous System
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied Mathematics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110903
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0102
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleParticipation in Leisure Activities by Older Adults after a Stressful Life Event: The Loss of a Spouse
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPatterson, Ian R.


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