Volunteering and depression: the role of psychological and social resources in different age groups.
Soc Sci Med
; 56(2): 259-69, 2003 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-12473312
ABSTRACT
There are a number of reasons why volunteering might yield mental health benefits, especially to older people. Volunteer work improves access to social and psychological resources, which are known to counter negative moods such as depression and anxiety. Analysis of three waves of data from the Americans' Changing Lives data set (1986, 1989, 1994) reveals that volunteering does lower depression levels for those over 65, while prolonged exposure to volunteering benefits both populations. Some of the effect of volunteering on depression among the elderly is attributable to the social integration it encourages, but the mediating effect of psychological resources is very small. Volunteering for religious causes is more beneficial for mental health than volunteering for secular causes but, again, the effect is confined to the elderly.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Voluntários
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Relações Interpessoais
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Sci Med
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article