Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Challenging Activity Theory for Subjective Well–being

Dr. Ankita Sharma

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The new mantra of successful aging is stay active–stay healthy–stay happy, but how far this activity mantra as universally desirable condition work for all elderly population with their heterogynous demographic characteristics. Hence present study aims at exploring relationship of activities with subjective well–being with consideration to socioeconomic variables among elderly. The study was conducted on a sample of 250 elderly men aging 60 and above using random and snowball methods. Statistical analysis was done by correlation, partial correlation and hierarchical regression analysis. Results suggested that activities, education and income do appear to show protecting and benefiting effects on SWB however satisfaction abilities to perform those activities are more important than activities themselves. Similarly, none of the findings were found to be applicable to all age group neither education and income always have benefiting effect. Implication of findings are discussed.

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Dr. Ankita Sharma Challenging Activity Theory for Subjective Well-being Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.XII Dec 2013

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