More and more studies indicate that leisure plays a fundamental role in active ageing. Our study describes the current leisure patterns of older adults, comparing them with other age groups. Consequently, 445 adults, stratified by age (young, middle-aged and older adults), were selected and subsequently administered a set of tests. The results indicate that older people claim having more time for their leisure activities; however, the diversity of activities performed is lower, showing a negative gradient based on age. The leisure patterns of older people reflect a predominance of passive leisure, little cultural leisure time and moderate levels of social and physical leisure activities. Older people’s leisure seems to be influenced by ageist stereotypes and attribution biases. Our findings imply that these results could be used to design and implement programs aimed at promoting leisure styles that contribute to increase active ageing.

越来越多的研究表明，休闲在积极老龄化中发挥着重要作用。我们的研究描述了老年人当前的休闲模式，并将其与其他年龄组进行了比较。因此，选择了 445 名按年龄分层的成年人（青年、中年和老年人），随后进行了一组测试。结果表明，老年人声称有更多时间进行休闲活动；然而，所进行活动的多样性较低，显示出基于年龄的负梯度。老年人的休闲模式反映了被动休闲占主导地位，文化休闲时间少，社交和体育休闲活动水平适中。老年人的休闲似乎受到年龄偏见和归因偏见的影响。