@article{cardenas_henderson_wilson_2009, title={Experiences of Participation in Senior Games among Older Adults}, volume={41}, ISSN={["2159-6417"]}, DOI={10.1080/00222216.2009.11950158}, abstractNote={Abstract This paper examines how Senior Games participants in one state experience their involvement and how this impact relates to perceived health. A random sample of 444 North Carolina Senior Games participants (55 years and older) completed a survey in 2006. A Reasons for Participating (RFP) scale was developed, and selected behaviors and demographic characteristics were analyzed. The RFP factors included physical health, interpersonal relationships, and intrinsic outcomes. Participants were found to be twice as physically active as other older adults in the state. Further, some demographic differences existed regarding reasons and health perceptions among the participants. This study points to the importance of a year-round community based recreation program in enabling older people to become and remain physically and socially active.}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF LEISURE RESEARCH}, author={Cardenas, David and Henderson, Karla A. and Wilson, Beth E.}, year={2009}, pages={41–56} }
 @article{cardenas_henderson_wilson_2009, title={Physical Activity and Senior Games Participation: Benefits, Constraints, and Behaviors}, volume={17}, ISSN={["1063-8652"]}, DOI={10.1123/japa.17.2.135}, abstractNote={The purpose of the article was to examine the physical activity perceptions and behaviors of older adults who were active participants in a statewide senior games (i.e., North Carolina Senior Games; NCSG) program with its focus on year-round involvement through activities in local communities. A random sample of 440 older adults (55 years and older) completed a questionnaire in 2006 about their participation in community-based senior games. A uniqueness of this study is its focus on active older adults, which provides insight into how to maintain physical involvement. Older adults who were most active perceived the most benefits from senior games but did not necessarily have the fewest constraints. This study of NCSG as an organization designed to promote healthy living in communities offered an example of how a social-ecological framework aimed at health promotion can be applied.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY}, author={Cardenas, David and Henderson, Karla A. and Wilson, Beth E.}, year={2009}, month={Apr}, pages={135–153} }