Formal volunteering as a protector of health in the context of social losses

Heejung Jang; Fengyan Tang; Ernest Gonzales; Yung Soo Lee; Nancy Morrow-Howell

doi:10.1080/01634372.2018.1476945

Formal volunteering as a protector of health in the context of social losses

Heejung Jang, Fengyan Tang, Ernest Gonzales, Yung Soo Lee, Nancy Morrow-Howell

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Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of the death of a family member or friend on psychological well-being, specifically the moderating effects of first-time volunteering and social network. With the sample of 354 volunteers from the Experience Corps® (EC) programs, Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) estimated the differences in psychological well-being. Among volunteers who had experienced the death of a family member or friend, new volunteers showed significant improvement in positive affect compared to experienced volunteers. EC members gained additional social contacts through volunteering. Formal volunteering has a salutatory effect on older adults' health after the loss of family members.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	834-848
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume	61
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2018.1476945
State	Published - Nov 17 2018

Keywords

Volunteering
negative affect
positive affect
role loss
social contact
social isolation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Nursing (miscellaneous)

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