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Later‐life satisfaction: Does leisure contribute?

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HeatherJ. Gibson. (2006) Leisure and Later Life: Past, Present and Future. Leisure Studies 25:4, pages 397-401.
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MelindaJ. Craike & DenisJ. Coleman. (2005) Buffering effects of leisure self‐determination on the mental health of older adults. Leisure/Loisir 29:2, pages 301-328.
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Gaylene Carpenter & Ian Patterson. (2004) The Leisure Perceptions and Leisure Meanings of a Mid-Life Couple Around the Time of Retirement. World Leisure Journal 46:2, pages 13-25.
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Kenneth Roberts. (2000) The Impact of Leisure on Society. World Leisure Journal 42:3, pages 3-10.
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Bobby Guinn. (1999) Leisure Behavior Motivation and the Life Satisfaction of Retired Persons. Activities, Adaptation & Aging 23:4, pages 13-20.
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Janelle Griffin & Kryss McKenna. (1999) Influences on Leisure and Life Satisfaction of Elderly People. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 15:4, pages 1-16.
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Myra Betschild & Beverley Ann Simmons. (1998) Dismantling health and leisure boundaries: the interactive process of composing women’s lives. Annals of Leisure Research 1:1, pages 51-65.
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K. L. Siegenthaler & Jacquelyn Vaughan. (1998) Older women in retirement communities: Perceptions of recreation and leisure. Leisure Sciences 20:1, pages 53-66.
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M. Powell Lawton. (1994) Personality and Affective Correlates of Leisure Activity Participation by Older People. Journal of Leisure Research 26:2, pages 138-157.
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Ian Patterson & Gaylene Carpenter. (1994) Participation in leisure activities after the death of a spouse. Leisure Sciences 16:2, pages 105-117.
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