Volunteering and subjective well-being in midlife and older adults: The role of supportive social networks

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-260

  Pilkington, Pamela D ^a   Windsor, Tim D ^b   Crisp, Dimity A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older adults; Social exchanges; Social support; Subjective well being; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 84859194032     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr154     Document Type: Article

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