一、中文部份
內政部戶政司網頁（民91）。http://www.moi.gov.tw
行政院主計處（民90）。國情統計通報。http://www.dgbasey.gov.tw
朱坤連（民83）。退休人員生活需求及滿意度相關因素之研究。高雄師範大學成人與繼續教育研究所碩士論文。
吳永銘（民86）。我國老人教育辦理現況暨發展取向之研究。高雄師範大學成人教育研究所碩士論文。
吳坤良（民88）。老人的社區參與動機、參與程度與生活適應之相關研究。高雄師範大學成人教育研究所碩士論文。
周家華（民84）。社會老年學理論研究。台北技術學院學報，28(2)，255-279。
何麗芳（民81）。台北市老人休閒活動與生活滿意度研究。東吳大學社會工作研究所碩士論文。
邱天助（民82）。教育老年學。台北：心理出版社。
林佳蓉（民90）。老人生活滿意模式之研究。體育學院體育研究所碩士論文。
洪錫井（民83）。我國老人終身教育的現況及其問題，載於黃國彥主編：老人的終身教育，頁201-228。嘉義：嘉義師範大學。
高淑貴（民81）。農村老人生活狀況與福利需求。行政院農業委員會委託研究計畫報告。
郭玉燕（民81）。機構老人生活滿意度與社會支持之研究—以台灣省仁愛之家自費安養老人為例。中正大學社會福利研究所碩士論文。
陳亦暉（民84）。影響安養機構內老人生活滿意度的因素—以中部某榮民之家為例。雲林科技大學工業工程與管理研究所碩士論文。
陳招玲（民82）。台北市老年人的學習參與障礙及其相關因素研究。台灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文。
許伊琍等（民81）。屏東縣潮州鎮影響老人生活滿意度相關因素之探討。美和護專學報，10，44-59。
許坋妃（民86）。高齡者社會參與動機、參與行為及參與滿意度之研究。東海大學社會工作研究所碩士論文。
陸 洛（民87）。中國人幸福感之內涵、測量及相關因素探討。國家科學委員會研究會刊：人文及社會科學，8(1)，115-137。
黃富順（民85）。終生學習的意義、緣起、發展與實施。載於終生學習與教育改革，頁1-32。台北：中華民國成人教育學會。
黃佳純（民87）。高齡者的發展任務及其因應方式之研究。台灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文。
黃心珍（民84）。嘉義市老年婦女的自我概念對其生活滿意度及參與學習意願之影響研究。中正大學成人及繼續教育研究所碩士論文。
黃國彥、鍾思嘉（民76）。老人健康自評、生活改變和生命意義與其生活滿意之關係。中華心理衛生學刊，3(1)，169-181。黃國彥（民80）。台灣地區老人學習需求與內涵之研究。教育部委託研究：嘉義師範學院。
黃璉華（民81）。老人生活滿意度相關因素之因徑分析研究。護理雜誌，39(4)，37-47。陳肇男、林惠生（民84）。台灣老人之社團參與和生活滿意。台灣地區人口家庭及生命品質研討會論文集，頁345-367。台北：中國人口學會。
張鐸嚴（民89）。高齡化社會中高齡者的終身學習策略與規畫。空中大學社會科學學報，8，1-22。程又強（民75）。公職退休老人心理適應之相關因素暨「結構式會心團體」效果研究。台灣師範大學輔導研究所碩士論文。
游淑燕（民84）。台灣地區老人學習需求與內涵之研究。老人教育，1，46-56。
蔡長清（民87）。退休老人休閒參與量及類型與生活滿意度之關係。國科會研究報告，計畫編號：NCS86-2417-H151-001。賴爾柔（民87a）。台灣鄉村老人生活滿意度之研究。國科會研究報告，計畫編號：NCS86-2412-H002-013。
賴爾柔（民87b）。從活動理論觀點談台灣鄉村老人的生活滿意。兩岸社會變遷與其相關問題學術研討會論文集，頁153-185。台北：中國社會文化研究中心。
賴銹慧（民79）。我國高齡者學習需求及相關因素之研究。台灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文。
謝桂珠（民75）。客家老人的生活需求與滿意之研究。中國文化大學家政研究所碩士論文。
謝高橋（民86）。台灣老年人口品質之社會學分析與預測，載於飛越二十一世紀新新老人生活文化學術研討會論文集，頁69-87。屏東：屏東科技大學。
鍾肇騰（民88）。老人教育參與者、非參與者教育態度與規範失調之比較研究—以台東縣為例。中正大學成人及繼續教育研究所碩士論文。
二、英文部份
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