Volunteer service and positive attitudes toward aging among Chinese older adults: The mediating role of health

Yiwei Liu, Yanan Duan and Ling Xu

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 265, issue C

Abstract: Attitude toward aging is an important indicator for measuring the wellbeing of older people, and a vital part of active and healthy aging. We aimed to assess the relationship between volunteer service and attitudes toward aging held by older people and to determine the mediating role of health.

Keywords: Attitude toward aging; Volunteer service; Self-assessed health; Mental health; Physical health; Chinese; Older people (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113535

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