ReviewPerspectives in public health2022
Predictors of engaging in voluntary work during the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of data from 31,890 adults in the UK.
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- What have we learned about COVID-19 volunteering in the UK? A rapid review of the literature.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Online profiling of volunteers in public health emergencies: insights from COVID-19 in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- A path to resilience and social integration: motivations of international student volunteers during the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Older people's Contributions During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response.Journal of aging & social policy · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic, Physical Distancing Policies, and the Non-Profit Sector Volunteer Force.Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly · 2024Article
- Volunteering and instrumental support during the first phase of the pandemic in Europe: the significance of COVID-19 exposure and stringent country's COVID-19 policy.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Caring in crisis: The experiences of local religious leaders meeting community food needs in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic.Wellbeing, space and society · 2023Article
- Senior volunteers: addressing loneliness in times of COVID-19.European journal of ageing · 2023Article
- Mutual Aid Praxis Aligns Principles and Practice in Grassroots COVID-19 Responses Across the US.Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal · 2023Article
- Volunteering behaviours among UK military Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with health and well-being.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Helping Behavior of Older Adults during the Early COVID-19 Lockdown in Belgium.Research on aging · 2023Article
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- The influencing factors of participation in time banking volunteer service for older adults among university students in Nanjing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Changes in Volunteering of Older Adults in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Motivations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- How did communities in North West England respond to the COVID-19 lockdown? Findings from a diary study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Who helps and why? A longitudinal exploration of volunteer role identity, between-group closeness, and community identification as predictors of coordinated helping during the COVID-19 pandemic.The British journal of social psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsAs the COVID-19 pandemic has grown internationally, there has been an increased need for volunteers. This study aimed to identify the predictors of volunteering including demographic backgrounds, socio-economic characteristics, personality, and psychosocial factors.
methodsData were analysed from 31,890 adults in the UK COVID-19 Social Study run by the University College London - a longitudinal study focusing on the psychological and social experiences of adults living in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tetrachoric factor analysis was applied to identify latent categories of voluntary work. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identity predictors for volunteering and change in volunteering behaviours since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
resultsThree types of volunteering during the pandemic were identified as follows: formal volunteering, social action volunteering, and neighbourhood volunteering. Regression analysis showed that the pattern of voluntary work was structured by demographic backgrounds, socio-economic factors, personality, and psychosocial factors.
conclusionThe predictors of volunteering during the pandemic may be slightly different from other non-emergency period.
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