The Effects of Subjective Life Expectancy on Volunteerism in Older Adults

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Kyuho; Kim, Dahee; Gilligan, Megan; Martin, Peter
Titel	The Effects of Subjective Life Expectancy on Volunteerism in Older Adults
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (2019) 4, S.342-350 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Kyuho)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025419830238
Schlagwörter	Mortality Rate; Expectation; Older Adults; Volunteers; Interpersonal Relationship; Longitudinal Studies; Attitudes; Age Differences; Race; Educational Attainment; Well Being; Correlation; Time; Participant Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mortalitätsrate; Expectancy; Erwartung; Älterer Erwachsener; Freiwilliger; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rasse; Abstammung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Korrelation; Zeit
Abstract	Previous studies used chronological age to examine the relationship between aging and volunteerism. In the current study, we examined the influence of subjective life expectancy (SLE) on volunteering based on the socioemotional selectivity theory emphasizing that older adults focus on very close relationships. Data of 11,203 older adults, 55 to 74 years old (M = 65.0, SD = 5.6), from five waves (2006-2014) of the Health and Retirement Study were included. Growth curve modeling results showed that older adults with higher SLE scores at baseline not only spent more time volunteering but also showed a slower decrease in volunteering over time. Furthermore, changes in older adults' SLE were associated with a change in volunteering. The findings may show the relative importance of close relationships and social activities for older adults and contribute to demystifying the differences shown in the volunteer participation among older adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01