Elderly volunteering and well-being: a cross-European comparison based on SHARE data

Debbie Haski-Leventhal

doi:10.1007/s11266-009-9096-x

Elderly volunteering and well-being: a cross-European comparison based on SHARE data

Debbie Haski-Leventhal^*

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This paper, based on Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) data, analyzes the relation between volunteering and well-being among 30,023 Europeans aged 50 and above in 12 countries. There is an overall positive correlation between volunteering and perceived health, life satisfaction, and self-life expectancy and a negative correlation to depression. However, in some countries the correlation is much stronger than in others.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	388-404
Number of pages	17
Journal	Voluntas
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-009-9096-x
Publication status	Published - Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

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