Volunteer work and well-being.

By P. Thoits, L. Hewitt. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2001

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Health, Sociology and Political Science

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Using wellbeing for public policy: Theory, measurement, and recommendations (2016, background): “Findings from a longitudinal study indicate that volunteer work increases happiness, life satisfaction, self-esteem, sense of control, and physical health (Thoits & Hewitt, 2001).”
Different Things Make Different People Happy: Examining Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being by Gender and Parental Status (2011, background): “Meier and Stutzer 2008; Thoits and Hewitt 2001; van Willigen 2000).”
The effect of time volunteering and charitable donations in later life on psychological wellbeing (2010, background): “…purpose, and control in life gained from perceiving and experiencing the effect of their volunteering activities in terms of contribution to others and the community (Chappell and Prince 1997; Krause, Herzog and Baker 1992; Morrow-Howell, Hong and Tang 2009; Narushima 2005; Thoits and Hewitt 2001).”
Prosocial behavior increases perceptions of meaning in life (2017, background): “Volunteering is associated with higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction (Thoits & Hewitt, 2001; Wheeler, Gorey, & Greenblatt, 1998).”
Its the little things that matter: an examination of knowledge workers energy management (2011, positive): “Accordingly, volunteering and similar activities that create meaning during leisure time were found to be associated with higher happiness and life satisfaction (Mojza, Lorenz, Sonnentag, & Binnewies, 2010; Thoits & Hewitt, 2001).”
The Role of Spiritual Well-Being and Materialism in Determining Consumers’ Ethical Beliefs: An Empirical Study with Australian Consumers (2012, methodology): “This may be welcomed by individuals with high personal well-being, as self-esteem has been identified as a determinant of volunteering (Thoits and Hewitt 2001; Wymer 1997) and helping behaviour (Burke 1982).”
Participation in socially-productive activities, reciprocity and wellbeing in later life: baseline results in England (2009, background): “Many previous studies have focused specifically on the relationship between volunteering and wellbeing in later life and have shown voluntary work to be associated with favourable wellbeing (Borgonovi 2008; Morrow-Howell et al. 2003; Thoits and Hewitt 2001; Van Willigen 2000; Luoh and Herzog 2002).”
Practicing Compassion Increases Happiness and Self-Esteem (2011, result): “For example, in a correlational study by Thoits and Hewitt (2001) , number of hours of volunteer work was found to predict positive changes in well-being, happiness, life satisfaction, self-esteem, mastery, depression, and physical health over the subsequent 3 years.”
Beyond Money (2004, background): “Thoits and Hewitt (2001) found that people high in life satisfaction and happiness were more likely than others to be community volunteers.”
Social Participation and Subjective Well-Being Among Retirees in China (2014, background): “Second, positive roles in social activities, such as community service and volunteer behaviors, shape one’s identity and self-worth (Borgonovi 2008; Thoits and Hewitt 2001).”
How does happiness relate to economic behaviour? A review of the literature (2017, background): “Thoits and Hewitt (2001) found past levels of volnteering positively predicted present happiness, while past levels f happiness also positively predicted present levels of volunteerng.”