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Activity Engagement and Activity-Related Experiences: The Role of Personality

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  • Nicky J Newton
  • Jana Pladevall-Guyer
  • Richard Gonzalez
  • Jacqui Smith

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Objectives The associations of personality with activity participation and well-being have been well studied. However, less is known concerning the relationship between personality and specific aspects of activity engagement in older adults. We conducted a fine-grained examination of the effects of extraversion and conscientiousness on reported activity engagement—which we define as participation, time allocated, and affective experience—during 8 everyday activities. Method Data were obtained using a day reconstruction measure from a subgroup of participants in the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (HRS: N = 5,484; mean age = 67.98 years). Results We found mixed support for hypotheses suggesting that specific personality traits would be associated with activity participation, time allocated, and activity-affective experience. For example, extraverts were more likely to socialize and experienced higher socializing-related positive affect, but did not spend more time socializing. Discussion Results are discussed in light of the value of including personality in, and its contribution to, studies of activity engagement in later life. In addition, the need to acknowledge the complexity of the concept of activity engagement in future research is highlighted.

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  • Nicky J Newton & Jana Pladevall-Guyer & Richard Gonzalez & Jacqui Smith, 2018. "Activity Engagement and Activity-Related Experiences: The Role of Personality," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 73(8), pages 1480-1490.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:73:y:2018:i:8:p:1480-1490.
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    1. Jiyao Sun & Nan Zhang & Bram Vanhoutte & Jian Wang & Tarani Chandola, 2021. "Subjective Wellbeing in Rural China: How Social Environments Influence the Diurnal Rhythms of Affect," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-28, April.

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