title: The nature of leisure in the lives of older adults with intellectual disability.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of leisure in a sample of older adults with intellectual disability. Twenty-nine older adults participated in indepth interviews. An interview guide was utilized which included topics relating to leisure participation and social interaction in a variety of environments. Data were analysed according to the constant comparative method. The most pronounced theme that emerged from the data was lack of self-determination in leisure. Participants had few opportunities to freely choose leisure in any aspect of their lives. In many cases, opportunities for self-determined leisure were further constricted by age-related changes in the participants' lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Recreation and Sport Management, Indiana State University, Terre Haute 47809, USA.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Eklund
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011788:Quality of Life; D012179:Retirement; D012919:Social Behavior