Volunteerism and community involvement have been demonstrated to offer benefits both to
communities and to volunteers themselves. However, not every method to encourage these …

Volunteerism is a key form of community involvement that can provide both physical and
mental health benefits for volunteers as well as positive outcomes for the community …

Volunteerism is an important asset for the society, but also for the beneficiaries and the
volunteers themselves. Researchers have tried to understand the main characteristics of …

Volunteering leads to many positive outcomes, especially when one's reasons for
volunteering are satisfied by one's volunteer experience. But does this match between …

To investigate the specific events and processes that contribute to volunteering in refugee
aid, we conducted a qualitative study with volunteers in Germany (N= 220). Participants …

The fourth sector has traditionally been described as encompassing families, households,
neighbours, and friends, however, competing definitions have recently begun to emerge …

Most community members are not accepting of individuals convicted for sexual offenses
living in their communities, let alone having regular contact with them. However, a select …

Objectives: Volunteering is associated with positive well-being among older people,
providing opportunities to stay active and socially connected. This may be especially …

Recent research on community involvement points to the importance of both agentic
(advancing the self) and communal motives (serving others) as key predictors, though few …

Sociological theory predicts that volunteers are likely to be more socially integrated into their
communities than nonvolunteers. In this study, we test this theory by examining three …