التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Intersections of Home, Health, and Social Engagement in Old Age: Formal Volunteering as a Protective Factor to Health After Relocation. |
| المؤلفون: |
Gonzales, Ernest1 geg@bu.edu, Shen, Huei-Wern2, Perry, Tam E.3, Wang, Yi4 |
| المصدر: |
Research on Aging. Jan2019, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p31-53. 23p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*MENTAL depression, *HEALTH status indicators, *HOUSING, *MARITAL status, *RESEARCH methodology, *RACE, *HEALTH self-care, *SEX distribution, *SOCIAL participation, *VOLUNTEER service, *QUALITATIVE research, *LOGISTIC regression analysis, *RELOCATION, *ACTIVITIES of daily living, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
UNITED States |
| مستخلص: |
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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