Voluntary sector participation and individual health and welfare
Does it matter where
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10764686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Femida Handy (0000-0003-3200-8042, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, Pennsylvania Philadelphia USA, corresponding author), Anthony Sealey (0000-0001-6497-6772, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, Pennsylvania Philadelphia USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 471-493 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4941 • E-ISSN: 1540-6237 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ssqu.13135 |
| OpenAlex | W4224866202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 51 |
Objective Scholars have presented compelling evidence that participation in voluntary sector organizations (VSOs)—which is primarily motivated by the desire to help society—also benefits volunteers. The objective of this article is to determine whether and how these positive impacts vary across the type of VSO where individuals volunteer. Methods We examine European Value Survey and World Value Survey data from 18 advanced industrial democracies using multilevel regression models to establish the link between VSO participation and three individual health and welfare (IHW) outcomes: an individual's self‐reported health status, financial satisfaction, and overall life satisfaction. Results Our findings indicate (1) that the relationship between voluntary sector participation and positive IHW outcomes depends on the type of VSO where individuals volunteer and (2) that heterogeneous VSO exposure is also positively related to IHW. Conclusion We emphasize that voluntary sector participation has heterogeneous impacts that variously determine outcomes depending on the type of VSO where an individual chooses to participate
Demographic economics · Economics · Health sector · Health services · Multilevel model · Political science · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Turnover · Value (mathematics) · Voluntary association · Voluntary sector · Welfare · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |