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dc.contributor.authorDana, Liyuwork
dc.contributor.authorJongenelis, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorJackson, B.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, R.U.
dc.contributor.authorPettigrew, Simone
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-15T06:54:21Z
dc.date.available2023-03-15T06:54:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationDana, L.M. and Jongenelis, M.I. and Jackson, B. and Newton, R.U. and Pettigrew, S. 2021. Development of a scale assessing retired older adults’ attitudes to volunteering. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 40 (3): pp. e254-e261.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90988
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajag.12907
dc.description.abstract

Objective: Given positive attitudes to volunteering are likely to be associated with support for volunteering and individual participation, this study aimed to develop and test a 10-item ‘attitudes to formal volunteering’ scale for retired older adults that could be used to inform intervention efforts. Method: A sample of 801 Australian retirees (62% female; mean age: 71.9 years) completed a survey that included the attitude scale, demographic items and questions assessing engagement in volunteering. Results: A principal component analysis identified two factors (general attitude to volunteering and attitude to participating in volunteering) that together accounted for 64% of the variance in attitude scores. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated the two-factor model was an excellent fit to the data. Cronbach's alphas for both factors were >0.80, and both were positively associated with volunteering engagement. Conclusion: The proposed scale is a potentially useful instrument for measuring attitudes to volunteering among retired older adults.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectGeriatrics & Gerontology
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectfactor analysis
dc.subjectstatistical
dc.subjecthealthy aging
dc.subjectreliability and validity
dc.subjectvolunteerism
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectfactor analysis, statistical
dc.subjecthealthy aging
dc.subjectreliability and validity
dc.subjectvolunteerism
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectRetirement
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectVolunteers
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectRetirement
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectVolunteers
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleDevelopment of a scale assessing retired older adults’ attitudes to volunteering
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume40
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPagee254
dcterms.source.endPagee261
dcterms.source.issn1440-6381
dcterms.source.titleAustralasian Journal on Ageing
dc.date.updated2023-03-15T06:54:21Z
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Mitiku Dana, L, Jongenelis, MI, Jackson, B, Newton, RU, Pettigrew, S. Development of a scale assessing retired older adults’ attitudes to volunteering. Australas J Ageing. 2021; 40: e254– e261, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12907. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

curtin.departmentCurtin School of Population Health
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
curtin.departmentEnAble Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidPettigrew, Simone [0000-0003-3921-1174]
curtin.contributor.orcidDana, Liyuwork [0000-0002-9320-287X]
curtin.contributor.orcidJongenelis, Michelle [0000-0002-0717-1692]
dcterms.source.eissn1741-6612
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridPettigrew, Simone [12545715600]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridJongenelis, Michelle [56079257800]
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