ArticleThe Gerontologist2021
Helping Amid the Pandemic: Daily Affective and Social Implications of COVID-19-Related Prosocial Activities.
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- Older people's Contributions During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response.Journal of aging & social policy · 2024Article
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- The effect of a prosocial environment on health and well-being during the first COVID-19 lockdown and a year later.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Daily Stress Processes as Potential Intervention Targets to Reduce Gender Differences and Improve Mental Health Outcomes in Mid- and Later Life.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
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- Moral Beauty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media.Communication research · 2023Article
- Considerations for Advancing the Conceptualization of Well-being.Affective science · 2023Article
- Charitable Giving in Times of Covid-19: Do Crises Forward the Better or the Worse in Individuals?Voluntas : international journal of voluntary and nonprofit organizations · 2023Article
- Helping Behavior of Older Adults during the Early COVID-19 Lockdown in Belgium.Research on aging · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the existence of social solidarity: evidence from rural-urban communities in Lombok Island, Indonesia.Frontiers in sociology · 2023Article
- Prosocial behavior in emergencies: Evidence from blood donors recruitment and retention during the COVID-19 pandemic.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have prompted more engagement in prosocial activities, such as volunteering and support transactions. The day-to-day affective and social implications of these activities for adults of different ages are unknown. The current study examined associations of daily prosocial activities with affective and social well-being, and whether these associations varied by age. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsParticipants ages 18-91 in Canada and the United States (N = 1,028) completed surveys for 7 consecutive evenings about their daily experiences of COVID-19-related prosocial activities (formal volunteering, support provision, support receipt), positive and negative affect, and satisfaction with social activities and relationships. Analyses were conducted using multilevel modeling and accounted for a range of potential confounding factors (e.g., sociodemographics, work, family, caregiving, daily stressors).
resultsOlder age predicted more frequent formal volunteering, as well as more support provision and support receipt due to COVID-19. In particular, middle-aged and older adults provided more emotional support than younger adults, middle-aged adults provided the most tangible support, and older adults received the most emotional support. All three types of prosocial activities were associated with higher positive affect and greater social satisfaction on days when they occurred. Providing COVID-19-related support further predicted lower same-day negative affect. Age did not significantly moderate these associations. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Older age was related to more frequent engagement in prosocial activities during the COVID-19 crisis. These activities were associated with improved daily affective and social well-being for adults of all ages.
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