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dc.contributor.authorJongenelis, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorJackson, B.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, R.U.
dc.contributor.authorPettigrew, Simone
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-15T06:57:48Z
dc.date.available2023-03-15T06:57:48Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationJongenelis, M.I. and Jackson, B. and Newton, R.U. and Pettigrew, S. 2022. Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial. Aging and Mental Health. 26 (2): pp. 368-375.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90994
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13607863.2021.1884845
dc.description.abstract

Volunteering has been identified as a potential mechanism for improving the psychosocial health of older adults. Utilizing a randomized controlled trial approach, the present study assessed the extent to which commencing volunteering can improve psychosocial health outcomes for older people. Fully retired Australian adults aged 60+ years (N= 445) were assessed at baseline and allocated to either the intervention or control arms of the trial. Those in the intervention condition were asked to participate in at least 60 min of formal volunteering per week for 6 months. Per-protocol analyses were conducted comparing psychosocial outcomes for those who complied with the intervention condition (n= 73) to outcomes for those who complied with the control condition (n= 112). Those who complied with the intervention condition demonstrated significant improvements in life satisfaction, purpose in life, and personal growth scores over a 12-month period relative to those in the control condition who did no volunteering. Findings provide evidence of a causal relationship between commencing volunteering and improvements in psychosocial health among older adults and indicate that encouraging participation in this activity could constitute an effective healthy aging intervention.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectGeriatrics & Gerontology
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectOlder adults
dc.subjectvolunteering
dc.subjectrandomized controlled trial
dc.subjectpsychosocial health
dc.subjectPHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
dc.subjectOlder adults
dc.subjectpsychosocial health
dc.subjectrandomized controlled trial
dc.subjectvolunteering
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectHealthy Aging
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectRetirement
dc.subjectVolunteers
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectRetirement
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectVolunteers
dc.subjectHealthy Aging
dc.titleLongitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume26
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage368
dcterms.source.endPage375
dcterms.source.issn1360-7863
dcterms.source.titleAging and Mental Health
dc.date.updated2023-03-15T06:57:48Z
curtin.note

This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Aging and Mental Health on 11 Feb 2021 available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13607863.2021.1884845

curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
curtin.departmentEnAble Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidPettigrew, Simone [0000-0003-3921-1174]
curtin.contributor.orcidJongenelis, Michelle [0000-0002-0717-1692]
dcterms.source.eissn1364-6915
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridPettigrew, Simone [12545715600]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridJongenelis, Michelle [56079257800]
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