Formal volunteering as a protective factor for older adults' psychological well-being.

By E. Greenfield, N. Marks. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2004

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To Volunteer or Not (2015, background): “For example, later life entails role losses in partnership and parental statuses (Greenfield & Marks, 2004).”
The effect of time volunteering and charitable donations in later life on psychological wellbeing (2010, background): “In times of stressful life events, volunteering done with and for others may have protective effects on the mental health of volunteers because of social interaction and reciprocal support that result from the volunteering (Greenfield and Marks 2004; Li 2007; Li and Ferraro 2005).”
Development and evaluation of the positive psychology intervention for older adults (2014, background): “Greenfield and Marks (2004) found that the absence of role-identity is related to higher negative affect, lower positive affect, and lower purpose in life while volunteerism acts as a protective factor, suggesting that altruistic acts cultivate meaning for older adults.”
Know Thyself and Become What You Are: A Eudaimonic Approach to Psychological Well-Being (2008, positive): “Related to such ideas, Greenfield and Marks (2004), using MIDUS data, focused on older persons who occupied few major roles and found that those who engaged in formal volunteering had higher levels of purpose in life than those lacking both major roles and volunteer experiences.”
Psychological Well-being: Evidence Regarding its Causes and Consequences† (2009, background): “For instance, a study by Greenfield and Marks (2004) found that in older people, volunteering was associated with more positive affect and more meaning in life, but not with less negative affect.”
Does Happiness Promote Career Success? Revisiting the Evidence (2018, background): “Volunteering is also associated with greater positive affect (Greenfield & Marks, 2004).”
Time and money volunteering among older adults: the relationship between past and current volunteering and correlates of change and stability (2010, background): “The psychological and physical benefits from time volunteering may be greater for older than younger adults (Greenfield and Marks 2004; Harris and Thoreson 2005; Li 2007; Li and Ferraro 2005; Narushima 2005; Van Willigen 2000), although reaching later life can generate conflicting demands on the…”
Volunteering as a Productive Aging Activity: Incentives and Barriers to Volunteering by Australian Seniors (2007, background): “Thus, volunteering is said to provide older individuals with a reason to get up in the morning (Bradley, 1999) or a sense of purpose or role identity (Greenfield & Marks, 2004; Warburton & McLaughlin, 2006).”
Sense of Community and Being a Volunteer Among the Young-Old (2006, background): “Older volunteers, too, benefit from their good deeds in several ways, including compensation for role losses (Greenfield & Marks, 2004), lower levels of depressive symptoms and functional dependence (MorrowHowell, Hinterlong, Rozario, & Tang, 2003), and increased longevity (Musick, Herzog, & House,…”
Volunteering in Middle and Later Life: Is Health a Benefit, Barrier or Both? (2006, background): “A large body of research has demonstrated the salubrious effect of volunteering on physical and mental health, often drawing from role-identity and role enhancement theoretical perspectives (Greenfield and Marks 2004, Lum and Lightfoot 2005, Morrow-Howell et al. 2003).”
Happy to Help? Exploring the Factors Associated with Variations in Rates of Volunteering Across Europe (2010, background): “One possible explanation for this observation could be that older people, for whom there is typically a reduction in major role identity (i.e. being employed, or a partner), experience an increased sense of purpose in life through volunteering (Greenfield & Marks, 2004).”