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Volunteering and health among older people: a review

Onyx, Jenny, Warburton, Jeni·2003·Australasian Journal on Ageing
DOI 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2003.tb00468.x
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This paper presents a review of the available literature on the relationship between volunteering and health among older people. There is consistent evidence that morbidity rates, functional health indices, self reported health and life satisfaction are affected by formal and informal volunteering. Some studies suggest that the benefits of volunteering are reciprocal, in that both those who give and those who receive assistance benefit. The evidence is consistent with the proposal that social capital is generated through volunteering. It is likely that the presence of high levels of social capital supports and maintains the health of older persons, provides informal support in times of sickness and stress and thus enhances quality of life as well as reducing or delaying the onset of illness and death.

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  • Several reviews suggest the volunteering-health relationship may be nonlinear, with moderate engagement often associated with more favorable outcomes than either minimal or excessively intensive involvement.

    “Several reviews suggest the volunteering-health relationship may be nonlinear, with moderate engagement often associated with more favorable outcomes than either minimal or excessively intensive involvement (32).”

    From Volunteerism as a multidimensional form of human prosocial engagement (2026) · cites this paper as [32]

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Authors
Onyx, J., & Warburton, J.
Venue
Australasian Journal on Ageing
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2003-06
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
65-69
ISSN
  • 1440-6381
  • 1741-6612
DOI
10.1111/j.1741-6612.2003.tb00468.x
Cited by
92
References
5
Language
en
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2014 d)

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