A Life of Leisure? Investigating the Differential Impact of Retirement on Leisure Activity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Remaining active in older adulthood is widely endorsed by governments and policy-makers as a way of promoting public health and curbing welfare spending. Despite links between greater leisure activity in older adulthood and better health, cognitive function, and subjective well-being, there is a dearth of research investigating the impact of retirement on leisure activity engagement. Therefore, the primary goal of this study is to address this knowledge gap and investigate the impact of retirement on leisure activity engagement.

Methods

Using panel data from 2 waves of a large-scale longitudinal survey of Dutch older workers (N = 4,927), we investigated the impact of retirement on hours spent engaging in physical, social, and self-development activities. We furthe

SUBMITTER: Tunney O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561882 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature