Volunteering and Wellbeing Among Ageing Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis

• Published in: Voluntas (Manchester, England) Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 115 - 128
• Main Authors: Russell, Allison R., Nyame-Mensah, Ama, de Wit, Arjen, Handy, Femida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Science+Business Media, LLC (Springer) 01.02.2019; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aging; Belonging; Connectedness; Life satisfaction; Life transitions; Midlife; Older people; Original Paper; Panel data; Participation; Political Science; Psychosocial factors; Psychosocial well being; Public health; Self esteem; Side effects; Social networks; Social Policy; Social Sciences; Social support; Volunteers; Well being; Wellbeing; Self-esteem; Volunteering; Belonging; Life satisfaction

Previous scholarship has shown evidence of a positive relationship between volunteering and improved measures of mental and physical wellbeing. It has also been suggested that volunteering may help individuals navigate transitions between different life stages by encouraging them to become more invo...