Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach
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 imp...
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| author | Jongenelis, Michelle Jackson, B. Warburton, J. Newton, R.U. Pettigrew, Simone |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-907732023-05-04T08:07:38Z Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach Jongenelis, Michelle Jackson, B. Warburton, J. Newton, R.U. Pettigrew, Simone Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Gerontology Geriatrics & Gerontology trial longitudinal per-protocol intention-to-treat PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES LATER LIFE BENEFITS RISK PARTICIPATION POPULATION MORTALITY BARRIERS PEOPLE HEALTH 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. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90773 10.1177/0164027519877476 English https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0164027519877476 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365 SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC unknown |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Gerontology Geriatrics & Gerontology trial longitudinal per-protocol intention-to-treat PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES LATER LIFE BENEFITS RISK PARTICIPATION POPULATION MORTALITY BARRIERS PEOPLE HEALTH Jongenelis, Michelle Jackson, B. Warburton, J. Newton, R.U. Pettigrew, Simone Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach |
| title | Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach |
| title_full | Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach |
| title_fullStr | Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach |
| title_short | Improving Attitudes to Volunteering Among Older Adults: A Randomized Trial Approach |
| title_sort | improving attitudes to volunteering among older adults: a randomized trial approach |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Gerontology Geriatrics & Gerontology trial longitudinal per-protocol intention-to-treat PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES LATER LIFE BENEFITS RISK PARTICIPATION POPULATION MORTALITY BARRIERS PEOPLE HEALTH |
| url | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0164027519877476 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0164027519877476 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90773 |