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dc.contributor.authorJongenelis, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorJackson, B.
dc.contributor.authorWarburton, J.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, R.U.
dc.contributor.authorPettigrew, Simone
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-08T08:46:52Z
dc.date.available2023-03-08T08:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationJongenelis, M.I. and Jackson, B. and Warburton, J. and Newton, R.U. and Pettigrew, S. 2020. Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach. Research on Aging. 42 (2): pp. 51-61.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90773
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0164027519877476
dc.description.abstract

Promoting engagement in formal volunteering represents a potential means of facilitating healthy aging. Given reluctance to participate in volunteering has been partially attributed to negative perceptions of various aspects of this activity, this study assessed whether trialing volunteering can improve perceptions among older people. Using a parallel-group design, Australians aged 60+ years (n = 445) were randomly assigned to one of two conditions, one in which they were encouraged to trial volunteering and one in which they were asked to continue their usual activities. Perceptions and attitudes among those in the volunteering condition became significantly more favorable over 6 months relative to those in the control condition, with this change predicted by several aspects of the volunteering experience (e.g., acquisition of skills, increased social connectedness). Providing access to roles that cater to the learning and social needs of older adults appears to be important for improving attitudes toward engaging in volunteer work.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0164027519877476
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.subjectGeriatrics & Gerontology
dc.subjecttrial
dc.subjectlongitudinal
dc.subjectper-protocol
dc.subjectintention-to-treat
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLATER LIFE
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectBARRIERS
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.titleImproving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume42
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage51
dcterms.source.endPage61
dcterms.source.issn0164-0275
dcterms.source.titleResearch on Aging
dc.date.updated2023-03-08T08:46:52Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
curtin.departmentEnAble Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidJongenelis, Michelle [0000-0002-0717-1692]
curtin.contributor.orcidPettigrew, Simone [0000-0003-3921-1174]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 0164027519877476
dcterms.source.eissn1552-7573
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridJongenelis, Michelle [56079257800]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridPettigrew, Simone [12545715600]


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