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Volunteers on Volunteering

open access: yesBulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences, 2022
Sporting mega-events improve local economy, affect political processes, and develop such non-commercial sector as volunteering. The article examines the attitude of volunteers to the legacy of such sporting mega-events as Olympic or Paralympic Games.
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An Exploratory Feasibility Study of Incorporating Volunteering Into Treatment for Adolescent Depression and Anxiety

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Community volunteering is an under-utilized, at least under-researched, strategy to supplement existing treatment for affective disorders. We present findings from a feasibility study incorporating community volunteering into clinical treatment for ...
Parissa J. Ballard   +6 more
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Stakeholders’ views on volunteering in mental health: an international focus group study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Explore the views of two main stakeholders: mental health professionals and volunteers from three European countries, on the provision of volunteering in mental healthcare.Design A multicountry, multilingual and multicultural qualitative focus
Mariana Pinto da Costa   +3 more
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Understanding the impact of volunteering on pro-environmental behavioural change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article examines whether there is an association between engaging in environmental volunteering activities and pro-environmental behavioural change.
Antonaci, R., King, M., Seymour, V.
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Volunteering in Health Care Context: A Concept Analysis Using Rodger’s Evolutionary Approach

open access: yesNurse Media: Journal of Nursing, 2020
Background: Volunteering is a common concept used in various disciplines including in the health care context. Nursing plays a role in volunteering concept development. However, the use of volunteering concept is still interchangeable.
Muhamad Zulfatul A'la   +2 more
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Longitudinal impact of volunteering on the cognitive functioning of older adults: A secondary analysis from the US Health and Retirement Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2023
Objectives: To examine the relationship of volunteering with cognitive activity, social activity, and physical activity among older adults and, ultimately, with later cognitive functioning across different time periods.
Ester Villalonga-Olives   +3 more
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Motivational aspects of digital volunteering in today’s youth [PDF]

open access: yesНациональный психологический журнал, 2020
Background. Studying motivation, value orientations and personal qualities of volunteers in the digital world is very relevant today. It is designed to promote the broader involvement of youth in social volunteer projects.
Sergey V. Molchanov   +1 more
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I quit, therefore I am?: volunteer turnover and the politics of self-actualization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study considers the thesis that volunteering is gaining a fundamentally new quality as a result of broader social and cultural transformations. Whereas existing research has focused on the changing nature of volunteering, this study deals with the ...
Hustinx, Lesley
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Volunteering among pre-clinical medical students: Study of its association with academic performance using institutional data [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesMedEdPublish, 2022
Background: Participating in volunteering activities during students’ higher education experience is becoming more commonplace. Studies have noted that volunteering has a positive impact on the academic performance of undergraduate medical students ...
Leigh Powell   +4 more
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The public face of event volunteering at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The media perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Volunteers play a major role in mega and major events, both cultural and sporting, contributing invaluable human resources. Frequently described (and, maybe, over-emphasised) as the 'unsung heroes' of such events, relatively little is known about this ...
Baum, T.G., Lockstone, L.
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