Leisure, Perceptions of Control, and Well-Being: Implications for the Institutionalized Elderly

From a wellness perspective, limited opportunities for self-determination and control have been found to impact upon both physiological health and subjective well-being. Gerontological investigation of this issue has found that older adults who perceive themselves as able to control meaningful elements of their environment are both physiologically and psychologically healthier than those who do not perceive themselves as such. Research further suggests that the mortality among institutionalized older adults may be lower for residents who perceive control than for those who do not. These findings and others, therefore encourage the therapeutic facilitation of opportunities for control for this population. Through such opportunities, some of the many declines in physiological well-being and subjective well-being normally associated with increasing age may be inhibited and, perhaps, reversed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Leisure Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Savell, Keith Stuart

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kelly, John,

• Gerontology
• Health Sciences, Recreation

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8823241

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70949