Engagement in Adulthood: Perceptions and Participation in Daily Activities

Jeanine M. Parisi

doi:10.1080/01924780903552246

Engagement in Adulthood: Perceptions and Participation in Daily Activities

Jeanine M. Parisi

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

The present research explores how older adults experience daily activities through an application of the Day Reconstruction Method (Kahneman, Kreuger, Schakade, Schwartz, & Stone, 2004). Throughout the course of the day, individuals (N = 192, M = 72 years) spent an average of 14.50 hours engaged in a variety of activities. Individual differences in activity patterns could be partly explained by age and educational attainment. The oldest individuals (age 81-92) perceived lower levels of competence when engaging in daily activities. Regardless of age, however, individuals with greater educational attainment allocated more time and felt more intellectually challenged in their daily experiences.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-16
Number of pages	16
Journal	Activities, Adaptation and Aging
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01924780903552246
State	Published - Jan 2010

Keywords

Activity patterns
Adulthood
Aging
Daily experiences
Engagement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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