Abstract This study considers older adults providing multiple types of support toward different parties in both public and private domains, referred to as ‘multi-helpers’. Although individuals involved help-giving activities can be important actors at individual, community, societal levels, few studies have evaluated their characteristics. Using population-based data for Finns ( n = 2,174) we e...

The article is devoted to the analysis of gender and age specifics determining value-motivational trends volunteering. purpose research reveal socio-psychological factors volunteering, and, above all, role place volunteer. was implemented by filling out an individual volunteer questionnaire. sample consisted 302 volunteers aged 17 80 years from more than 15 cities Ukraine. In particular, it sho...

Volunteering - the giving of time and support, without expectation payment, for good others, a community or organization – may bring about benefits to health wellbeing. Formal volunteering be considered as part social prescription which link workers refer patients. This paper explores role that play prescribing by considering impact it can have on wellbeing highlighting factors need consider wh...

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 Volunteerism Scale, Volunteering Intention Scale, and Purpose in Life Scale. The results showed that participants whose purpose in life had diffe...

Volunteering is a widespread economic activity across the world. Although volunteering is likely to contribute to the society, research on social returns to volunteering is scarce. In this paper, we explore the causal effect of volunteering which mainly targets the elderly on mortality at city level. A potential threat for identification is endogeneity of volunteering. Specifically, unobserved ...