@article{ref1,
title="Leisure Behavior Motivation and the Life Satisfaction of Retired Persons",
journal="Activities, adaptation and aging",
year="1999",
author="Guinn, B.",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="13-20",
abstract="This study examined the relationship between individual differences in the orientation toward intrinsic motivation in leisure behavior and the life satisfaction of retired persons. Subjects (N = 405), ranging in age from 57 to 92 years, were selected from age-segregated mobile home parks located in a popular retirement area. Data were gathered through a self-report instrument consisting of a life satisfaction index, intrinsic leisure motivation scale, and selected demographic variables. Results indicated significant positive relationships between life satisfaction and the intrinsic motivation dispositions of self-determination, competence, and challenge. Challenge, a tendency toward seeking leisure experiences that stretch one's limits and provide novel stimuli, offered the most explanatory power relative to subjects' life satisfaction scores.<p />",
language="",
issn="0192-4788",
doi="10.1300/J016v23n04_02",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v23n04_02"
}