“…Specifically, among older Mexican women with better self-reported health, two group activities (i.e., attending church and playing games) and one individual activity (i.e., reading) were predictive of more depressive symptoms. Prior research provides some potential explanations for these associations indicating that women may prefer to spend their leisure time differently, but because of such factors as socioeconomic constraints, cultural values and norms, and family obligations, they have to engage in less desirable activities (Reyes Uribe, 2018; Tsai, 2011). Even if they do not have health issues, women might have limited access to and fewer opportunities for leisure, compared to men (Reyes Uribe, 2018; Tsai, 2011), which can be especially applicable to women from older cohorts and from more traditional cultures.…”