Journal article
Intersections of Home, Health, and Social Engagement in Old Age: Formal Volunteering as a Protective Factor to Health After Relocation
Research on aging, Vol.41(1), pp.31-53
01/01/2019
DOI: 10.1177/0164027518773125
PMCID: PMC6372301
PMID: 29742961
Abstract
This study aims to further our understanding of formal volunteering as a protective mechanism for health in the context of housing relocation and to explore race, gender, and education as moderators. A quasi-experimental design evaluated the effects of volunteering on older adults' health (self-report health, number of instrumental activities of daily living [IADLs], and depressive symptoms) among individuals who relocated but did not volunteer at Time 1 (N = 682) in the Health and Retirement Study (2008-2010). Propensity score weighting examined health differences at Time 2 between 166 volunteers (treated) and 516 nonvolunteers (controlled). Interaction terms tested moderation. Individuals who moved and engaged in volunteering reported higher levels of self-rated health and fewer IADL difficulties compared to the control group. Race moderated the relationship between volunteering and depressive symptoms, while gender moderated the relationship between volunteering and self-assessed health. Formal volunteering protects different dimensions of health after relocation. Volunteering was particularly beneficial for females and older Whites.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intersections of Home, Health, and Social Engagement in Old Age: Formal Volunteering as a Protective Factor to Health After Relocation
- Creators
- Ernest Gonzales - Center for InnovationHuei-Wern Shen - National Taiwan Normal UniversityTam E. Perry - Wayne State UniversityYi Wang - Washington University in St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research on aging, Vol.41(1), pp.31-53
- DOI
- 10.1177/0164027518773125
- PMID
- 29742961
- PMCID
- PMC6372301
- NLM abbreviation
- Res Aging
- ISSN
- 0164-0275
- eISSN
- 1552-7573
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 23
- Grant note
- Peter Paul Professorship at Boston University P30AG015281 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health at Boston University National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984307152402771
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