本研究是利用台灣省家庭計畫研究所與密西根大學合作收集之1989 及1993 老人生活與健康狀況調查，檢討台灣老人的休閒生活與生活滿意的關係。休閒生活包括社團參與、旅遊活動與休閒活動。檢討之重點有四：（1）各種活動之參與率，（2）參與率的適用理論，（3） 活動變化的影響因素及（4）參與率與老人生活品質之關係。 分析結果顯示台灣老人的社團參與率偏低，大都在10% 左右。旅遊參與率居中，在30%~40% 之間。而休閒活動之參與率差異極大，看電視幾乎是所有老人都有的休閒活動。聊天與陪孫子女玩為50%~ 60%。看報紙、禮佛與靜坐約為40% 。可見老人從事傳統式與靜態休閒活動居多。 理論的檢討可分三方面，即（1）活動與角色的關係，（2）活動的變動情形及（3）與生活品質的關係。社團活動與角色之關係較密切。社團參與種類數以不變者居多數，但增加與減少之比例也佔實質分量。但只有社團活動增加能增加生活滿意。綜合而言，本研究傾向於認為活動或身份延續理論較適用於解釋社團活動之參與。休閒活動與角色無關，增加或減少之比例遠高於不變之比例，但對生活滿意仍有正影響。綜合起來，似乎活動理論較為適用。旅遊活動與身份延續也無關連，變動比例佔半數。但是變動對生活品質呈負面影響。反過來，參與種類數高低對生活品質又有正影響。前述幾種理論似乎都不完全適用。

This study uses the survey data of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan, which were jointly collected by Taiwan Provincial Family Planning Institute and the University of Michigan in 1989 and 1993, to examine the relationship between leisure activities and life satisfaction among Taiwanese elderly. Here, leisure activities include the participation of informal organizations, travel activities, and other leisure activities. The focus of this examination are fourfold: (1) participation rates of various leisure activities, (2) the applicability of various theories on leisure activities, (3) determinants of leisure activities, and (4) the relationship between leisure activities and life satisfaction. The analytical results show that the participation rates of informal organization for Taiwanese elderly are relatively low, around 10%, while the rates for travel activities are around 30%-40%. The participation rates for leisure activities vary a lot. Watching TV is almost a unanimous leisure activity for the elderly. The rates for visiting friends and playing with grandchildren are between 50% and 60%; and about 40% for worshiping god or meditation. In brief, the leisure activities for Taiwanese elderly are mostly traditional and static. The foci of theoretical discussion include: (1) the relationship between activities and role, (2) changes in activities, and (3) the relationship between leisure activities and life satisfaction. The participation of informal organization is more closely related to role than other actives. It has been observed that although the index of informal organization participation remains unchanged for the majority of Taiwanese elderly, there are substantial proportions of the elderly whose index increased or decreased. It is also observed that the increase of informal organization participation has a positive function on life satisfaction. We thus are inclined to conclude that the theory of activity or continuity is the best choice for the case of Taiwan. On the other hand, participation in other leisure activities is unrelated to role. The proportions increased or decreased are greater than those without change. They, however, are positively related to life satisfaction. It seems that the theory of activity is more applicable to other leisure activities. Finally, travel activities are not related to one’s identity either. About half of them had changed their participation rate, and the changes have a negative function on life satisfaction. On the contrary, the index of traveling is positively related to life satisfaction. It seems that none of the theories mentioned in this paper is able to explain the results fully.