NDLI: Health Outcomes and Volunteering: The Moderating Role of Religiosity

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Author	McDougle, Lindsey Handy, Femida Konrath, Sara Walk, Marlene
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	In this paper, we examine whether and what extent public and private forms of religiosity act as moderators of the volunteering and well-being relationship in mid- to later-life. We use data from the second wave of the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (n = 1,805). We analyzed the relationships between volunteering and indicators of well-being (self-rated physical and mental health), and tested the moderating effects of public and private religiosity on the volunteering and well-being relationship. Our findings suggest that salubrious effects of volunteering on the self-perceived physical and mental health of middle- aged and older- aged adults varied by their participation in different forms of religiosity. In particular, volunteers who engaged in more public forms of religiosity reported significantly better physical and mental health than non-volunteers who engaged in these forms of religiosity. In other words, individuals who were actively engaged public forms of religious practices and who volunteered, maximized the associated health benefits.
Starting Page	337
Ending Page	351
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03038300
Journal	Social Indicators Research
Volume Number	117
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730921
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-05-25
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Volunteering Religiosity Health outcomes Sociology Quality of Life Research Microeconomics Public Health Human Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Arts and Humanities Developmental and Educational Psychology

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