ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
Benefits of Older Volunteering on Wellbeing: An International Comparison.
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- Health benefits and harms of older adult volunteering: mixed methods systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- Volunteering Predicts Mixed Outcomes on Subjective Wellbeing.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Beyond retirement: the influence of work and resilience on successful aging under stress.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Communicating messages of care and positivity to peers with SCI/D improves loneliness in volunteer letter writers.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Forms of support giving and receiving, and their associations with self-rated health and general self-efficacy among older adults in Switzerland.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Voluntary Participation Mediates the Relationship Between Multi-Membership in Online Communities and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Populations: A Gendered Perspective.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Senior Immigrant Women and Participation in Voluntary Services in Norway.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The association between loneliness and life satisfaction: examining spirituality, religiosity, and religious participation as moderators.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Enablers and Barriers of Healthcare Services for Community-Dwelling Elderly in Rural Indonesia: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis: Facilitadores e barreiras dos serviços de saúde para os idosos das comunidades nas zonas rurais da Indonésia: uma síntese qualitativa das provas.Portuguese journal of public health · 2023Review
- Volunteer peer support frameworks supporting older women living alone.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Middle-aged preparation for healthy aging: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Are you ready for retirement? The influence of values on membership in voluntary organizations in midlife and old age.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Interventions against Social Isolation of Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Existing Literature and Interventions.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Activity Profiles among Older Adults: Latent Class Analysis Using the Korean Time Use Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Healthier aging implies lower health service expenditure and the possibility for individuals to make a longer and more valuable contribution to society. Lifestyles, including volunteering, affect our health. The policy implications of the present study are that it aims to broaden the state of knowledge and be useful to public decision-makers: if voluntary activities enhance the integration of older people into society, their participation will help to generate economic resources and improve their own welfare; if, however, health and participation do not show positive synergies, then policymakers must act independently in each of these fields. In this work, we focus on the societies of Chile, Mexico, and Spain because they have significantly aging populations and share common traits but also exhibit important differences. The empirical study employs micro-data from the World Value Survey (1994-1998, 2005-2009, and 2010-2014) and macro-data from the statistics of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). Micro- and macro-data are merged by national and temporal identifiers. Our main results provide empirical evidence that volunteering might improve every indicator of wellbeing except happiness. Different kinds of activities have different impacts on individual wellbeing. For example, volunteering in activities related to social awareness is positive for male life satisfaction, whereas volunteering in activities related to religious issues is positive for male life satisfaction but also female happiness. In general, voluntary activities have a stronger impact on male wellbeing than female wellbeing.
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