Well-being and volunteering: Evidence from aging societies in Asia

Huang, Li Hsuan

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.09.004

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“…Huang reported that there were 62% of the elderly who participate in volunteer activity in Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. [ 7 ] However, in the present study, the rate of participation in formal voluntary work, caring for a sick or disabled adult, and providing help to family, friends or neighbors were only 3.4%, 2.4%, and 12.7%, respectively. These results reflected that elderls in China might not have much enthusiasm of participating in volunteer activity.…”

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Volunteer activity and depression among the elderly in China

Wang

Gao

et al. 2021

Medicine

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Participation in volunteer activity has positive effects on health among elderly. Few studies have investigated the association between volunteer activity and depression among Chinese elderly. This study aimed to examine the association between volunteer activity and depression among the elderly in China regarding rural–urban differences. Totally 8255 subjects from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were selected in this study. Depression was assessed by 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Types and frequency of volunteer activity were measured in the questionnaire. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between volunteer activity and depression of elderly. In our study, the urban elderly had lower depressive scores than rural elderly (6.7 ± 5.8 vs. 9.1 ± 6.7). After adjustment for all covariates, our results revealed that almost daily participation in formal volunteer activities was negatively associated with depression among urban elderly (B = -2.69, SE = 1.05, P = .010); almost daily caring for a sick or disabled adult was positively associated with depression among both urban and rural elderly (urban:B = 3.13, SE = 1.54, P = .043; rural:B = 2.56, SE = 1.18, P = .031). These findings suggested that there was a negative association between formal volunteer activity and depression among urban elderly, while there was a positive association between caring for a sick or disabled adult and depression among both urban and rural elderly. The government should take effective measures to encourage the elderly to participate in formal volunteer activities to prevent them from depression.

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Volunteer activity and depression among the elderly in China

Wang

Gao

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“…The second category of potential health and well-being benefits, based on increased social engagement and volunteering, can apply to any form of environmental citizen science. Much of the literature in this area focuses on the cognitive effects of increased social engagement or volunteering on older adults (Huang 2018;Lee and Jean Yeung 2018). Older adult participation in socially productive activities enhances perceptions of self-worth and health, results in individuals being more socially integrated and physically active, and acts as a buffer against depression or stress triggered by negative age-related events.…”

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The Citizens in Citizen Science: Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics of Biodiversity Recorders in Ireland

Domhnaill

Lyons

Nolan

2020

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice

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Introduction Citizen science allows members of the public to engage with scientific inquiry, and is increasingly being employed to address environmental change and conservation issues (Turrini et al. 2018; Johnson et al. 2014). There have been many studies focused on the contribution of environmental citizen science to science and research (Ballard, Dixon, and Harris 2017; Chandler et al. 2017; Theobald et al. 2015; Pandya 2012; Raddick et al. 2009). One benefit for researchers is that some projects that were previously impossible can be rapidly completed with the help of citizen science (Raddick et al. 2009). For society in general, environmental citizen science can help to generate new knowledge, to raise awareness, and to enable civic participation in conservation (Turrini et al. 2018). Past research also explores the effect of citizen science on participants, including on the scientific knowledge and attitudes of participants (

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“…The consequences of voluntary work for the individual volunteer as well as the overall benefits to society are likely to differ between different types of activities. It would therefore be highly interesting to differentiate between sustained interest in volunteering as part of an "active ageing" strategy (e.g., Bechetti et al, 2015;Chiao, 2019;Huang, 2019), it should be a priority for future research to consider voluntary work as a mediator for the health effects of retirement (Eibich 2015;Insler 2014). 13,860 10,832 34,607 a Instrument 1 is a binary indicator defined as "above the state pension age" in ELSA and TILDA, and "above 62" in HRS.…”

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Does retirement affect voluntary work provision? Evidence from England, Ireland and the U.S.

Lorenti¹,

Mosca²

2020

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Voluntary work is an important contribution for many non-profit organizations, such as charities, political and religious organizations. Older individuals make up a sizable share of the volunteer workforce, and volunteering is often regarded as an example of "active ageing". In this study, we examine whether retirement has a causal effect on the frequency of voluntary work provision in three English-speaking countries-England, Ireland and the U.S. We draw on data from the ELSA, TILDA and HRS studies and employ a harmonised approach in the empirical analysis. We use eligibility ages for old age pensions in an instrumental variable estimation to address potential confounding. We find that retirement increases the frequency of voluntary work provision in all three countries, especially among men. This suggests that labour market policies aimed at increasing labour force participation at older ages might have unintended consequences for the size of the volunteer workforce.

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Well-being and volunteering: Evidence from aging societies in Asia

Cited by 58 publications

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Volunteer activity and depression among the elderly in China

Volunteer activity and depression among the elderly in China

The Citizens in Citizen Science: Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics of Biodiversity Recorders in Ireland

Does retirement affect voluntary work provision? Evidence from England, Ireland and the U.S.

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