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| The role of work status on European older volunteers' motivation | | Author(s) | Andrea Principi, Jeni Warburton, Joop Schippers, Mirko Di Rosa |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 35, no 6, November 2013 |
| Publisher | Sage, November 2013 |
| Pages | pp 710-735 |
| Source | roa.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Voluntary work [elderly] ; Employment of older people ; Job satisfaction ; Economic status [elderly] ; Cross national surveys ; Germany ; Italy. |
| Annotation | This article aims to identify differences in motivation between working and non-working older volunteers, in order to contribute to knowledge on the relationship between work status and volunteering in later life. The study also contributes a cross-European view, given that most literature emanates from the United States. The study was conducted using a database of 955 working and nonworking older volunteers in three European countries: the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Results showed that work status has a significant impact on the motivation to volunteer. This suggests that voluntary organisations need to consider responding to different motivations between older volunteers still in paid employment and those who are retired. Specifically, those in paid work may be more driven by the desire to improve their career or knowledge. In contrast, older retired volunteers and those employed part time may consider volunteering as a response to challenges associated with retirement and later life or an unsatisfactory working situation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131101204 A |
| Classmark | GHH: GC: WL5: F:W: 3K: 767: 76V |
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