The Benefits Associated With Volunteering Among Seniors: A Critical Review and Recommendations for Future Research

There is an urgent need to identify lifestyle activities that reduce functional decline and dementia associated with population aging. The goals of this article are to review critically the evidence on the benefits associated with formal volunteering among older adults, propose a theoretical model o...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 2014-11, Vol.140 (6), p.1505-1533
Main Authors: Anderson, Nicole D., Damianakis, Thecla, Kröger, Edeltraut, Wagner, Laura M., Dawson, Deirdre R., Binns, Malcolm A., Bernstein, Syrelle, Caspi, Eilon, Cook, Suzanne L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult. Elderly
Adults
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Benefits
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical trials
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive complexity
Cognitive functioning
Cohort analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Dementia - prevention & control
Dementia - psychology
Depression - prevention & control
Depression - psychology
Developmental psychology
Female
Functional impairment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Future
Human
Humans
Individual differences
Life styles
Longitudinal studies
Male
Mental depression
Mental health
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Mortality
Occupations
Older people
Physical Activity
Population aging
Population growth
Prospective Studies
Protective Factors
Psychological mechanisms
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychosocial Factors
Psychosocial functioning
Quantitative analysis
Risk
Risk assessment
Risk reduction
Risk theory
Social Support
Voluntary work
Volunteers
Volunteers - psychology
Well Being
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