Volunteering is associated with improved health, decreased symptoms of depression, and increased companionship for older adults. Volunteering can empower people with disabilities, and both the volunteer and the recipient of services experience benefits. Unfortunately, older adults with disabilities often ...
Intergenerational volunteering in early childhood education and care (ECEC) occurs when older adults invest their time in unpaid work that supports young children who are not their kin. One important outcome of this type of volunteer activity is a sense
The Beneficial Effects of Volunteering for Older Volunteers and the People They Serve: A Meta-Analysis The current political-economic climate, which is generally supportive of both private and public sector down-sizing, increasingly demands that human servic... Judith,A.,Wheeler,... - 《Int J ...
This association is stronger for older adults. For respondents 60 years and older, within-person changes in volunteering are significantly related to changes in self-rated health. Additionally, the health advantage of volunteering is larger for respondents in worse health. The advantage is largest ...
Or are you more interested in single shot opportunities that might engage you for a few weeks or months? You can find them all. “We want our volunteers to be renewable and to work with us for a number of years,” says Fishbein. 1. What is the benefit of the older people’s ...
Or are you more interested in single-shot opportunities shat might engage you for a few weeks or months?You can find them al1. "We want our volunteers to be renewable and to work with us for a number of years , " says Fishbein.(1)What is the benefit of the older people's ...
Volunteering has long been associated with goodmental and physical health, particularly for older people. In a long-term study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that volunteering waslinked to psychological well-being, and the volunteers themselves said it was good for their ownhealth...
However, while volunteering can create role identities for older people, it may also further challenge existing cultural values. This paper debates these issues, drawing on a growing body of evidence relating to volunteering within Asian cultures. 展开 关键词: volunteering ageing role identity cultural...
Formal volunteering as a protective factor for older adults’ psychological well-being. J Gerontol Soc Sci. 2004;59B(5):S258–64. Article Google Scholar Konrath S, Fuhrel-Forbis A, Lou A, Brown S. Motives for volunteering are associated with mortality risk in older adults. Health Psychol...
根据后文“In particular, for older adults, volunteering can be a way to stay connected to others after ___14___.”可知,对于老年退休者志愿者活动能让他们保持和他人的联系,推断出志愿者活动可以促进社交联系。故选D项。 (14)题详解: 考查名词词义辨析。句意:尤其对于老年人来说,志愿者活动是他们...