Volunteerism among older adults in Singapore

• Main Authors: TAN, Micah, ORTEGA, John Frederic Pedro, Abdullah, Nur Syafiqah, TADAI, Mindy Eiko, NGU, Rachel Wen Yi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Volunteerism; philanthropy; mental health; older adults; Singapore; Asian Studies; Gerontology; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/8; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=rosa_reports
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Volunteerism is recognised as a beneficial activity for individuals for many reasons. Beyond the potential of volunteerism to create new and meaningful communities (Hodge et al., 2013), it offers numerous benefits including improvement to one’s mental health (Willigen, 2000), self-esteem (Russell et...