title: Weekend experiences and subjective well-being of retired older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine how involvement in activities is related to subjective well-being (SWB) among older adults in particular during weekends. To explore the situational and behavioral factors such as day of week, type of activities, and social context and their impact on subjective well being of older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  The experience sampling method (ESM) was used with retired older adults.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants reported lower levels of SWB on the weekend. They experienced higher levels of SWB when they were engaged in active leisure on the weekend. Social contexts were significant predictors of older adults' SWB on the weekend.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings extend the body of knowledge that involvement in active leisure and socializing with friends improve SWB of older adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. goolcu@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Jinmoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.affiliation: Department of Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Junhyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Hotel and Tourism, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Gook
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Economics, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Seongmoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology*; D057566:Self Report