scholarly journals Volunteer Work and Hedonic, Eudemonic, and Social Well-Being

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 658-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonmo Son ◽  
John Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Volunteer Work

scholarly journals Volunteers’ Felt Respect and Its Associations With Volunteering Retention, Daily Affect, Well-being, and Mortality

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
pp. 1625-1636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwight C K Tse
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Daily Affect

Abstract Objectives Volunteering is associated with improved physical and psychological well-being; volunteers feeling more respect for their work may have better well-being than their counterparts. Methods This study investigated the effects of felt respect for volunteer work on volunteering retention, daily affect, well-being (subjective, psychological, and social), and mortality. The study analyzed survey and mortality data from a national sample of 2,677 volunteers from the Midlife in the United States Study over a 20-year span. Daily affect data were obtained from a subsample of 1,032 volunteers. Results Compared to volunteers feeling less respect from others, those feeling more respect (a) were more likely to continue volunteering 10 and 20 years later, (b) had higher levels of daily positive affect and lower levels of daily negative affect, and (c) had higher levels of well-being over a 20-year period. The effect of felt respect on mortality was not statistically significant. Discussion Greater level of felt respect for volunteer work is positively related to volunteers’ retention rates, daily affective experience, and well-being.

Volunteering Served as a Transitional Role That Enhances the Well-Being and Cognitive Health Among Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482098273
Author(s):  
Kathy Lee ◽  
Holly Dabelko-Schoeny ◽  
Virginia E. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mixed Models ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Retirement Study

Objectives: We examined whether volunteering among older adults with cognitive impairments serves as a transitional role that can enhance these older persons’ well-being and cognitive health. Methods: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we selected older adults with cognitive impairments ( N = 472) and developed linear mixed models to assess associations between volunteering and health outcomes. Results: Volunteers in our sample were mostly females, non-Hispanic whites, those with higher income, and those with a high-school diploma. Volunteering was associated with higher levels of self-rated health, and consistent participation in volunteer work was related to stronger feelings of purpose in life. Cognitive health slightly improved over time only among those who volunteered. Discussion: We demonstrate that cognitive impaired older adults’ participation in the volunteer role can benefit cognitive health while strengthening their late life resilience.

Efficacy of Volunteerism for Role-Loss Depression: A Complement to Weinstein, et al.

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 736-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Crist-Houran
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Sense Of Purpose

Weinstein, et al. (1995) noted that volunteer work is related to decreased boredom and an increased sense of purpose in life, however, additional salient factors likely contribute to the therapeutic efficacy of volunteerism, since a literature review indicated that volunteer work is intrinsically associated with those criteria that have been empirically shown to enhance well-being.

Flourishing Through Participation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie L. Barber
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Cultural Activities

This chapter summarizes the evidence for a range of positive pathways in young adulthood in Australia and New Zealand. A number of longitudinal studies from these regions are discussed to highlight positive development in young adulthood. The chapter also highlights activities salient to flourishing and civic engagement in Australia and New Zealand. Participating in sports is a common and valued pursuit in these countries, in organized teams as well as unstructured settings, and such involvement is related to other indicators of well-being. The chapter also draws attention to young adult engagement in arts and cultural activities, as well as their contributions to community through volunteer work. Future research suggestions are considered.

scholarly journals Social Effects of Health Care Reform

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 237802311770090
Author(s):  
Heeju Sohn ◽  
Stefan Timmermans
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Medicaid Eligibility ◽  
Medicaid Expansions

Do public health policy interventions result in prosocial behaviors? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansions were responsible for the largest gains in public insurance coverage since its inception in 1965. These gains were concentrated in states that opted to expand Medicaid eligibility, and they provide a unique opportunity to study not just medical but also social consequences of increased public health coverage. The authors examine the association between Medicaid and volunteer work. Volunteerism is implicated in individuals’ health and well-being, yet it is highly correlated with a person’s existing socioeconomic resources. Medicaid expansions improved financial security and a sense of health, two factors that predict volunteer work, for a socioeconomic group that has had low levels of volunteerism. Difference-in-difference analyses of the volunteer supplement of the Current Population Survey (2010–2015) find increased reports of formal volunteering for organizations as well as informal helping behaviors between neighbors for low-income nonelderly adults who would have likely benefited from expansions. Furthermore, increased volunteer work associated with Medicaid was greater among minority groups and narrowed existing ethnic differences in volunteerism in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility.

scholarly journals The Importance of Regional Trails for the Viability of the Brazilian Long Trails Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Tadeu R. N. de Omena ◽  
Michel Bregolin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Man And Nature

Abstract Accelerated urbanization has stimulated tourism in natural areas and the search for a reconnection between man and nature. In that context, this article narrates the implementation of the Brazilian Trails System (RBT) based on the monitoring of the Regional Trail Caminho das Araucárias activities and the analysis of official documents and data available in social media. We evaluated the RBT’s potential to contribute to environmental conservation, landscape connection, tourism promotion and well-being through open-air recreation. In this study, we found that 1.600 kilometers of new trails were created in two years, and that there has been a growth of volunteer work and of integration among Protected Area managers. Lastly, the study highlights the importance of regional trails in enabling the RBT and its valuable contribution to the conservation of protected areas and the generation of employment and local income, based on the good practices of similar international initiatives.

scholarly journals Volunteer Work and Disability: Impact on Social Representations and Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Sandrine Gaymard ◽  
Alexandra Chauvet
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Brain Lesion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

<p>Even if it is linked to the idea of giving, volunteer work constitutes an important productive resource but it also has a number of interests which are rarely examined in their concomitant actions. The aim of this study is to investigate social representation of disability and brain lesion and to check the impact of commitment to voluntary work on this representation. Firstly a group of 30 retired people interested in voluntary work who had no experience of brain damaged people, filled out a characterization questionnaire. Secondly after a period of voluntary work, a sample of 8 of these retired people redid the questionnaire. The results show an evolution with experience alongside this population. A few months later the volunteers filled out another questionnaire on the impact of volunteer work. The findings show they think that experience of volunteer work can change the way people see disability and that it has beneficial effects on their well-being.</p>

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