Factors Favoring and Hindering Volunteering by Older Adults and Their Relationship with Subjective Well-Being: A Mixed-Method Approach

Eva Serrat-Graboleda, Mònica González-Carrasco, Ferran Casas Aznar, Sara Malo Cerrato, David Cámara Liebana and Marta Roqueta-Vall-Llosera
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Eva Serrat-Graboleda: Faculty of Nursing, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
Mònica González-Carrasco: Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
Ferran Casas Aznar: Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
Sara Malo Cerrato: Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
David Cámara Liebana: Faculty of Nursing, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
Marta Roqueta-Vall-Llosera: Faculty of Nursing, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: A mixed methodology was used through the triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data to determine older adults’ perspectives regarding volunteering and identify what factors can contribute to promoting it, with special emphasis on the role that their own well-being plays in this behavior. The results reveal that satisfaction with life as a whole contributes positively to volunteer behavior and satisfaction with the groups one belongs to contributes negatively. The volunteers were less satisfied than non-volunteers with interpersonal relationships and with the groups they belong to. Knowing the opinion of the older adults with regard to volunteering and understanding how this prosocial behavior relates to their own well-being is very useful for developing strategic plans that allow future volunteers to be captured.

Keywords: volunteering; subjective well-being; older adults; predictive factors; mixed methodology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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