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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 108-120Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/a0017662
Keywords
activity; lifestyle; self-report; aging; engagement
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- NIA NIH HHS [R56 AG024485, R37 AG013148-04A1, R01 AG024485-01, R37 AG013148, R01-AG024485, R01 AG024485, R01 AG024485-05, R37 AG013148-12, R01 AG024485-04, R37 AG013148-13, R37-AG13148, R56 AG024485-06] Funding Source: Medline
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Everyday leisure activities in adulthood and old age have been investigated with respect to constructs such as successful aging, an engaged lifestyle, and prevention of age-related cognitive decline. They also relate to mental health and have clinical value, as they can inform diagnosis and interventions. In the present study, the authors enhanced the content validity of the Victoria Longitudinal Study activity questionnaire by adding items on physical and social activities and validated a shortened version of the questionnaire. The proposed leisure activity model included 11 activity categories: 3 types of social activities (i.e., activities with close social partners, group-centered public activity, religious activities). physical activities, developmental activities, experiential activities, crafts, game playing. TV watching. travel, and technology use. Confirmatory factor analyses validated the proposed factor structure in 2 independent samples. A higher order model with a general activity factor fitted the activity factor correlations with relatively little loss of fit. Convergent and discriminant validity for the activity scales were supported by patterns of their correlations with education, health, depression, cognition, and personality. In sum, the scores derived from of the augmented Victoria Longitudinal Study activity questionnaire demonstrate good reliability, and validity evidence supports their use as measures of leisure activities in young, middle-aged, and older individuals.
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