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| Factors associated with volunteer behavior among community dwelling older persons | | Author(s) | Norah D Peters-Davis, Christopher J Burant, Heidi M Braunschweig |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 26, no 2, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 29-44 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Voluntary work [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social roles ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Relatively little is known about the potential value of volunteerism for late-life fulfilment of older people living in the community. The authors use a multi-dimensional four-factor conceptual model based on existing research and sociological rule theory to explore factors associated with volunteer behaviour for a sample of 356 older people who participated in face-to-face interviews. Results from logistic regression analysis suggest that individuals who have volunteered in the past, those who perceive opportunity to exist for volunteer activities, those with higher incomes, and those who perceive volunteerism to be important are more likely to engage in volunteer activities. The results indicate that a multi-dimensional approach to understanding predictors of volunteerism is effective. Further, more emphasis should be placed on factors other than personality traits, such as altruism, for recruiting older volunteers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021024203 A |
| Classmark | GHH: F: TM5: 7T |
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