Activity theory : an empirical test among Greater Victoria residents, 55 and over

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dc.contributor.authorMcFarland, Mary Jean Erskineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T22:46:59Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T22:46:59Z
dc.date.copyright1985en_US
dc.date.issued1985
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Sociology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional study examines the relationship be­tween informal visiting activity with friends, relatives and neighbours and life satisfaction. Visiting activity initi­ated by the respondent and visiting activity initiated by the friends, relatives and neighbours were analyzed sepa­rately. The data were gathered from structured interviews with 642 randomly selected residents from Greater Victoria, 55 years and over. Random-digit-dialing was used to select the sample. The results were that both self-initiated and other-ini­tiated activity significantly explained variance in life satisfaction. Self-initiated visiting activity was not more highly associated with life satisfaction than other-initiat­ed activity, and no interaction effect was found between self-initiated and other-initiated activity and life satis­faction. In addition, informal visiting was significantly related to life satisfaction, independent of the effects of health, income, sex, age and marital status.
dc.format.extent135 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18976
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleActivity theory : an empirical test among Greater Victoria residents, 55 and overen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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