Who benefits from volunteering? Variations in perceived benefits

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-102

  Morrow Howell, Nancy ^a,b   Hong, Song Iee ^b   Tang, Fengyan ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Older adults; Outcomes of volunteering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING;

EID: 64749110927     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp007     Document Type: Article

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