The activity theory (Havighurst, 1961) posits that the quality of one’s life may be enhanced when an individual remains actively engaged in social roles and relationships throughout the stage of midlife into late adulthood and old age. The ability to remain active is not something that suddenly appears in late life. Indeed, activity in mid-life strongly suggests the behavior continues throughout one’s life course.
Activity is not just physiological mechanical movements and exercises designed to keep one functional. Activity also encompasses and influences one’s social connectivity to another. Whether this connection is with friends, family, career, or one’s God is all a part of this broad theory of activity.
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