Aging Adults Learning New Avocations: Potential Increases in Activity among Educated Baby-Boomers

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Marcus Lee; Bungum, Timothy
Titel	Aging Adults Learning New Avocations: Potential Increases in Activity among Educated Baby-Boomers
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 34 (2008) 11, S.970-996 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Time Management; Baby Boomers; Barriers; Injuries; Risk; Interviews; Interests; Motivation; Statistical Data; Data Analysis; Enrichment Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeitmanagement; Risiko; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsinteresse; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Auswertung; Bereicherungsprogramm
Abstract	The potential benefits, drawbacks, and preferences of activity (both physical and nonphysical) among Baby-Boomers were the foci of this study. This study included 56 survey participants and 5 interviewees. Descriptive statistics illustrated a preference towards low impact physical activity and cognitively enriching nonphysical activities. Time management was the most frequently perceived barrier to learning or acquiring new activities. Pleasure was the most predominant reason given for wanting to learn/acquire new activities. Themes that emerged from interviews included an awareness of multiple benefits to active living and an acknowledgement of the probable increase in the risk of injury associated with physical activity. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10