Elderly Volunteering in Europe: The Relationship Between Volunteering and Quality of Life Depends on Volunteering Rates

Okulicz-Kozaryn, Adam; Strzelecka, Marianna

doi:10.1007/s11266-020-00267-w

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“…Thus, Health is a widely studied pillar [20], which can be used as an enabling factor for AA [21,22] or as an outcome consistent with an active way of ageing [23][24][25][26]. The second pillar, Participation, tends to be very widely represented in any of its meanings, from the most general, engaging in activities [27][28][29][30], to other more specific, but highly relevant, activities such as volunteer work [31][32][33][34][35][36]. Many of these studies refer to participation to highlight its effects on health, well-being and quality of life.…”

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Active ageing profiles among older adults in Spain: A Multivariate analysis based on SHARE study

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Background Following the active ageing model based on the Health, Lifelong Learning, Participation and Security pillars, this research has a twofold objective: i) to classify older adults according to active ageing profiles, taking into account the four pillars, and ii) to ascertain the relationship between the profiles and personal and contextual factors, as well as well-being and quality of life in old age. Methods A study sample of 5,566 Spanish older adults who participated in wave 6 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) was included. Data were analysed in different steps applying several statistical analyses (Principal Component, Cluster, Discriminant, Multiple Correspondence and bivariate analysis with Pearson chi-square and ANOVA). Results Five older adult profiles were obtained (I: with moderate activity; II: quasi-dependents; III: with active ageing-limiting conditions; IV: with diverse and balanced activity; V: with excellent active ageing conditions). The first three profiles were characterised by subjects with a high average age, low educational level, who were retired or housewives, and who perceived a moderate level of loneliness, satisfaction with the social network and quality of life, as well as having a larger family network, but living in small households or alone. In contrast, the latter two profiles showed better personal and contextual conditions, well-being and quality of life. Discussion and conclusions The multidimensional approach to active ageing followed in this article has revealed the presence of several older adult profiles, which are confined to groups with better or worse active ageing conditions. In this context, if ageing is a process that reflects the previous way of life, intervention priorities will have to consider actions that promote better conditions during the life cycle.

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Active ageing profiles among older adults in Spain: A Multivariate analysis based on SHARE study

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“…Country groups were used instead of specific countries to avoid a loss of statistical power. Countries were grouped by the overall rate of volunteering among older adults in three categories: (1) low (less than 10% of older adults volunteer; Greece, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Estonia), ( 2) medium (10-20% volunteer; Austria, Italy, Sweden, Slovenia), and (3) high (over 20% volunteer; Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg) (Morawski et al, 2020).…”

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“…The rate of volunteering varies substantially between European countries (e.g., Hank, 2011;Hank & Erlinghagen, 2010b;Hansen et al, 2018). Among older Europeans, the share of individuals participating in volunteer activities varies from 2% in Poland to 38% in the Netherlands, and there is a general trend indicating that people from northern and central European countries volunteer more than those from southern and eastern European countries (Morawski et al, 2020). The variation in volunteering rates may also reflect the strength of a welfare state; for instance, in Nordic welfare states, individuals may have more "spare" resources to spend on volunteering (Hank, 2011).…”

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Does transition to retirement increase frequence of volunteering: Findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Tanskanen¹,

Hämäläinen²,

Arpino³

et al. 2021

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Objectives Several studies have shown that retired older adults volunteer more than their working counterparts. However, there is a lack of research detecting whether the transition to retirement increases the frequency of volunteering over time and the extent to which this potential effect of retirement varies between sociodemographic groups.Methods We used seven waves of data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected between 2011 and 2018 from 19 countries. Within-person (or panel fixed-effect) regression models, which considered individual variations and person-specific changes over time, were conducted.Results Transition to retirement over time was associated with an increased frequency of volunteering among older Europeans. In addition, transition to retirement was more strongly associated with volunteering in countries with higher overall rates of volunteering, among more highly educated individuals, and among more religious people.Discussion Our findings supported the impact of time substitution and the centrality of social norms in shaping individual behavior. However, we were unable to find support for an influence of social tie replacement. Overall, transition to retirement tends to open up new ways to organize everyday life and increases the time spent volunteering among older Europeans.

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“…Researchers have also investigated the relationships between volunteering and the well-being of older adults, finding that volunteering as one type of social engagement offers numerous benefits [ 8 ]. Furthermore, several studies have suggested that volunteering is correlated with better mental health, lower morbidity, lower utilization of health services, reduced mortality in later life, and the maintenance of previous activity patterns over time among active volunteers compared to non-volunteers [ 9 , 10 ]. Moreover, volunteers tend to be healthier and more socially integrated individuals than non-volunteers [ 8 ].…”

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Comparative Study on Volunteering among Older Korean Immigrants in the United States and Older Koreans in South Korea

Chang

2022

IJERPH

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This study aimed to determine the most important factors that influence the prevalence of volunteering among older Koreans in the United States and in Korea and to identify sociodemographic resources, cultural resources, and social resources that are correlated with volunteering. The data were gathered from older Koreans aged 60 or over from the two countries (n = 480). The prevalence of volunteering was 23.3% for older Korean immigrants in the United States versus 14.7% for the older Koreans in Korea. This study found that there was a significant relationship between human capital (individual resources) and volunteering in both countries. Education and financial status had a positive relationship with volunteering among older Koreans in both countries. Cultural resources and social resources were the only important predictors of volunteering among older Korean immigrants in the United States. Regarding types of volunteering, older Koreans in both countries were more likely to participate in informal volunteering than formal volunteering. These findings differ somewhat from those reported by previous studies. This study was the first attempt to examine older adults from these two countries with a focus on the correlation between cultural factors, social resources, and volunteering.

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Elderly Volunteering in Europe: The Relationship Between Volunteering and Quality of Life Depends on Volunteering Rates

Cited by 15 publications

References 67 publications

Active ageing profiles among older adults in Spain: A Multivariate analysis based on SHARE study

Active ageing profiles among older adults in Spain: A Multivariate analysis based on SHARE study

Does transition to retirement increase frequence of volunteering: Findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Comparative Study on Volunteering among Older Korean Immigrants in the United States and Older Koreans in South Korea

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