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Article: Associations between Volunteering and Mental Health during COVID-19 among Chinese Older Adults

TitleAssociations between Volunteering and Mental Health during COVID-19 among Chinese Older Adults
Authors
KeywordsVolunteerism
productive aging
health - mental
depression
volunteering
Issue Date2021
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wger20
Citation
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2021, v. 64 n. 6, p. 599-612 How to Cite?
AbstractEvidence about the association between volunteering and the mental health of older adults during COVID-19 remains underexplored. This study investigated (1) patterns of volunteering among older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19; (2) associations between volunteering and mental health of older adults during COVID-19; and (3) associations between key psychological resources (e.g., self-efficacy and self-esteem) and volunteering among older adults during COVID-19. This study applied a cross-sectional design with data collected from 128 older adults in June 2020, who were trained as volunteers in a volunteer program that began before COVID-19. The study found that older adults continued to actively contribute to their communities by engaging in volunteering during COVID-19. The specific type of volunteering activities was linked to few depressive and anxiety symptoms. Older adults with increased self-esteem prior to COVID-19 were more likely to participate in volunteering activities related to COVID-19. Our study suggested that encouraging older adults to volunteer during the pandemic is a key pathway to maintain mental health. Social workers are encouraged to engage older adults in volunteerism regularly to offset the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms in times of crisis.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/298718
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.581
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dc.contributor.authorChan, W-
dc.contributor.authorChui, CHK-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, JCS-
dc.contributor.authorLum, TYS-
dc.contributor.authorLu, S-
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-12T03:02:26Z-
dc.date.available2021-04-12T03:02:26Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Gerontological Social Work, 2021, v. 64 n. 6, p. 599-612-
dc.identifier.issn0163-4372-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/298718-
dc.description.abstractEvidence about the association between volunteering and the mental health of older adults during COVID-19 remains underexplored. This study investigated (1) patterns of volunteering among older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19; (2) associations between volunteering and mental health of older adults during COVID-19; and (3) associations between key psychological resources (e.g., self-efficacy and self-esteem) and volunteering among older adults during COVID-19. This study applied a cross-sectional design with data collected from 128 older adults in June 2020, who were trained as volunteers in a volunteer program that began before COVID-19. The study found that older adults continued to actively contribute to their communities by engaging in volunteering during COVID-19. The specific type of volunteering activities was linked to few depressive and anxiety symptoms. Older adults with increased self-esteem prior to COVID-19 were more likely to participate in volunteering activities related to COVID-19. Our study suggested that encouraging older adults to volunteer during the pandemic is a key pathway to maintain mental health. Social workers are encouraged to engage older adults in volunteerism regularly to offset the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms in times of crisis.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wger20-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Gerontological Social Work-
dc.rightsThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/[Article DOI].-
dc.subjectVolunteerism-
dc.subjectproductive aging-
dc.subjecthealth - mental-
dc.subjectdepression-
dc.subjectvolunteering-
dc.titleAssociations between Volunteering and Mental Health during COVID-19 among Chinese Older Adults-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChan, W: samuelcw@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChui, CHK: chkchui@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailCheung, JCS: cjcs@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLum, TYS: tlum@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLu, S: sylu@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityLum, TYS=rp01513-
dc.identifier.authorityLu, S=rp02609-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01634372.2021.1904079-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85103251367-
dc.identifier.hkuros322099-
dc.identifier.volume64-
dc.identifier.issue6-
dc.identifier.spage599-
dc.identifier.epage612-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000633240900001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-

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