Background and objectives This study analyzes critically existing knowledge concerning
older people's civic participation, pinpoints gaps in the literature, and proposes new …

Background Participation in voluntary work may be associated with individual and societal
benefits. Because of these benefits and as a result of challenges faced by governments …

We introduce “community gerontology” as an area of research, policy, and practice that aims
to advance understanding of communities as fundamental contexts for aging and its …

In the last decade, there has been a growing awareness regarding social exclusion.
Considering the ageing population and the likelihood of older people being socially …

Volunteering is beneficial not only for individuals' well-being but also for society's well-being;
yet only a fraction of US citizens regularly engage in volunteer activities. This study …

Based on grounded theory, the present study summarizes the transcripts from 32 in-depth
interviews with Chinese community emergency volunteers to uncover the attributions of …

Research on volunteering has mainly focused on the explanatory demographics and
functional motives to volunteer, but little is known about the reasons that people might have …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Prior research has shown that social engagement is
beneficial to older adults' health and well‐being. This study examined the association …

The number of international migrants around the world has steadily increased, as has the
number of people that belong to the older segments of our populations. Due to these …

Although volunteering is considered a good strategy for successful ageing, not many older
adults are engaged in voluntary work and those who are do so mainly sporadically. This …