title: An interaction effect of leisure self-determination and leisure competence on older adults' self-rated health.
abstract: This study examined whether there was an interaction effect of leisure self-determination and leisure competence on older adults' self-rated health (SRH), controlling for self-efficacy. Three hundred eighty-nine older adults living in Keelung City, Taiwan were systematically selected as participants. Data were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire survey which included measures of self-efficacy, leisure self-determination, leisure competence, and SRH scales. The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results showed a significant reinforcement interaction effect of leisure self-determination and leisure competence on SRH among the participants after controlling for self-efficacy. Implications of the results are further discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Living Science, National Open University, 172 Zhongzheng Rd, Luzhou, New Taipei City 247, Taiwan. liangchih@mail.nou.edu.tw
authors.forename: Liang-Chih
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011581:Psychological Tests; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan