Open AccessFormal Volunteering as a Protective Factor for Older Adults' Psychological Well-Being
Author(s) -
Emily A. Greenfield,
Nadine F. Marks
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/59.5.s258
Subject(s) - psychology , affect (linguistics) , feeling , psychological resilience , identity (music) , well being , protective factor , developmental psychology , social psychology , volunteer , psychological well being , clinical psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , physics , communication , acoustics , agronomy , biology
Guided by interactional role theory and employing a resilience framework, this study aimed to investigate whether formal volunteering protects older adults with more role-identity absences in major life domains (partner, employment, and parental) from poorer psychological well-being.
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