determinant variables in seasonal migration cessation
abstract
past research into the seasonal migration of the elderly has mainly
focused on how health and economic systems are affected by this group
as well as how social and kinship ties are maintained by active
participants. deteriorating health has been implicated in past studies
as a major variable in cessation intentions. this research focuses on
why cessation has already taken place. it makes a contribution to
existing seasonal migration literature through exploration of several
variables determining cessation. findings indicate that although health
concerns are a major contributing variable to cessation decisions, a
significant percentage lose interest in the activity after participating for
extended periods of time. this loss of interest supports atchley’s
continuity of aging theory in that this once pleasurable behaviour,
initiated in mid-life, is redefined in later years and loses its significance
as a pursuable activity.
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