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Abstract
Participation by older people in leisure activities was studied cross-sectionally in relation to hypothesized personality and affective correlates. Specifically, a dual-channel conception guided the design of the study and the analysis of the data. Two hypotheses expressed basic assertions of the dual-channel conception. First, a set of outwardly-oriented dimensions of affect experiencing were expected to be related to high levels of leisure activity participation, and that high participation would, in turn, be related to high positive affective traits. Second, inwardly-oriented experiencing dimensions were hypothesized to be minimally related to participation, and such participation would be minimally effective in reducing negative affect traits. These hypotheses were tested on 828 participants of 26 Elderhostel programs, who responded to a questionnaire measuring six dimensions of affective experiencing, extent of leisure activity participation, and six affect traits. In general, the hypotheses were supported.
