The activity patterns of older adults: A cross-sectional study in six European countries

Autor(en)

Joos Droogleever Fortuijn, Jan Roelof Van der Meer, Vanessa Burholt, Dieter Ferring, Sabrina Quattrini, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Germain Weber, G. Clare Wenger

Abstrakt

This paper reports on a cross-national study of the activity patterns of 50-90 year old adults in six European countries, namely Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It analyses patterns of activity involvement and the resulting expression of satisfaction. Involvement and satisfaction levels are in turn measured against a number of personal characteristics. The paper challenges the idea of older adults as inactive and unproductive agents and stresses the productive, non-paid contribution of older adults to local economies. The analysis highlights the similarities and differences between the six countries. In general, more similarities than differences are identified. Differences are found with respect to the dimensions of activity involvement and the co-variations between activity involvement and satisfaction with personal characteristics. These differences are interpreted in terms of differences in the cultural and political-institutional context between the six countries. Copyright Π2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Organisation(en)

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Amsterdam (UvA), Université de Lausanne, Bangor University, University of Luxembourg, INRCA Dipartimento Ricerche Gerontologiche, Lund University

Journal

Population, Space and Place

Band

12

Seiten

353-369

Anzahl der Seiten

17

ISSN

1544-8444

Publikationsdatum

2006

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

5010 Psychologie

Link zum Portal

https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/the-activity-patterns-of-older-adults-a-crosssectional-study-in-six-european-countries(0e0f29be-276d-4fe6-ae93-61e87d2bb423).html