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PLoS ONE, 2017 We propose that voluntary work, characterized by social, physical and cognitive activity in later life is associated with fewer cognitive problems and lower dementia rates. We test these assumptions using 3-wave, self-reported, and registry data from the
Yannick Griep +5 more
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Diaconia, 2019 The effects of volunteering have been studied predominantly from the viewpoint of the volunteers and of society as a whole. We know that volunteering has a positive influence on several aspects of the well-being and health of volunteers (e.
Henrietta Grönlund, Hanna Falk
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, 2010 In recent decades, there has been a burgeoning interest in the study of volunteering, and the number of publications devoted to volunteering has grown exponentially.
Cnaan, Ram A +2 more
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Communication, Volunteering, and Aging: A Research Agenda
International Journal of Communication, 2013 Americans’ annual volunteer service totals over 8 billion hours and is estimated to be worth more than 100 billion dollars. Older adults perform much of this work, and being a volunteer has been identified as a predictor of successful aging. Despite its
Jessica Gasiorek, Howard Giles
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The Scientific World Journal, 2009 The relationships among beliefs about volunteerism, volunteering intention, volunteering behavior, and purpose in life were examined in this study. A total of 5,946 participants completed a series of scales, including the Revised Personal Functions of ...
Ben M. F. Law, Daniel T. L. Shek
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Unsettling Geographies of Volunteering and Development
, 2018 This article critically examines the geography of volunteering in relation to international development. We identify the investments involved in sustaining the North-South imaginaries that have come to dominate scholarship in this field and explore new ...
N. Laurie, M. Smith
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Five-country Study on Service and Volunteering in Southern Africa Malawi Country Report [PDF]
, 2007 This study on the nature and form of civic service and volunteering in Malawi followed a qualitative, descriptive research approach, drawing on information from an extensive document search, interviews with key informants responsible for supporting and ...
Brenda M. Gallagher +1 more
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Voices in Bioethics, 2014 In 1939, Dr. William Osler Abbott used his opportunity with an audience at the Charaka Club in New York to recount the process for conducting necessary clinical research for his new gastroenterological technique for treating obstructions in the small intestine.
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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2018 Increasing third-party intervention in volunteering represents a key change in the environment of volunteering. One significant expression is “workfare volunteering”: the governmental use of volunteering to foster the economic and/or social reintegration
E. de Waele, L. Hustinx
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Exploring the Relationship Between Public Service Motivation and Formal and Informal Volunteering
Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2017 In this paper, we apply public service motivation to the ongoing discussion of formal and informal volunteering and whether these are two distinct constructs or variations on the same theme.
Richard M. Clerkin, Eric Fotheringham
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