Older Adults, Perseverance Strategies, and Serious Leisure Activities: A Qualitative Study

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dc.contributor.advisorMeisner, Brad
dc.contributor.authorPocock, Christopher George
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T16:22:42Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T16:22:42Z
dc.date.copyright2022-06-09
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T16:22:42Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractParticipation in serious leisure is shown to promote overall healthy aging. One quality of serious leisure is participants’ ability to persevere when facing obstacles to participation. There is limited research on perseverance strategies within the domain of serious leisure, particularly in an aging context. This study aimed to explore perseverance strategies used by older adults while they engaged in endurance sports as a form of serious leisure. Two overarching research questions were presented: What perseverance strategies were used, and when were these strategies used? This study used qualitative description methodology with a phenomenological approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and underwent thematic analysis. There were 15 participants (average age 67 years) who were active in running, cycling, swimming, kayaking, and triathlons. Findings demonstrated that different perseverance strategies were used by participants as they went through the four action phases of Gollwitzer (1990)’s goal pursuit process.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40633
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectAging
dc.subject.keywordsOlder adults
dc.subject.keywordsPerseverance strategies
dc.subject.keywordsSerious leisure activities
dc.subject.keywordsQualitative research
dc.subject.keywordsGoal pursuit process
dc.subject.keywordsGoal setting
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive self-regulation
dc.subject.keywordsBehavioral self-regulation
dc.subject.keywordsEmotional self-regulation
dc.subject.keywordsGoal re-evaluation
dc.subject.keywordsMotivation
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-efficacy beliefs
dc.subject.keywordsGoal planning
dc.titleOlder Adults, Perseverance Strategies, and Serious Leisure Activities: A Qualitative Study
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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