Personality Accounts for the Connection Between Volunteering and Health

Discussion. These results indicate that volunteering may be related to health outcomes because of the personality characteristics of volunteers, not the volunteering experience in and of itself. Future longitudinal studies are needed to further explore the relationship between personality, volunteering, and health.

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Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: King, H. R., Jackson, J. J., Morrow-Howell, N., Oltmanns, T. F. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research