Volunteerism and elderly.

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  • Mª Celeste Dávila de León
  • Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales
Keywords: Prosocial behaviour, volunteerism, aging, elderly, health, retirement, motivations

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a revision of the stud-ies about volunteerism and elderly. This revision is organized in three subject matters: factors related with volunteering, relationship between volunteerism and employment/retirement, and benefits of volunteering. Finally, several strategies to improve the management of elderly volunteers are presented.

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Dávila de León, M. C., & Díaz-Morales, J. F. (2009). Volunteerism and elderly. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 25(2), 375–389. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesps/article/view/88101
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