A study of older Australians’ volunteering and quality of life : empirical evidence and policy implications Taghian, Mehdi, D'Souza, Clare and Polonsky, Michael 2012, A study of older Australians’ volunteering and quality of life : empirical evidence and policy implications, Journal of nonprofit and public sector marketing, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 101-122, doi: 10.1080/10495142.2012.679161. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A study of older Australians’ volunteering and quality of life : empirical evidence and policy implications Author(s) Taghian, Mehdi orcid.org/0000-0001-6163-6107 D'Souza, Clare Polonsky, Michael orcid.org/0000-0003-2395-1311 Journal name Journal of nonprofit and public sector marketing Volume number 24 Issue number 2 Start page 101 End page 122 Total pages 22 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Philadelphia, Pa. Publication date 2012 ISSN 1049-5142 1540-6997 Keyword(s) voluntarism volunteering quality of life well-being expectancy theory of motivation government policy work force strategy Summary Older Australians are confronted by dramatic changes in their physical, social, financial, and psychological well-being. There are social costs to these changes related to their productivity and increased costs associated with caring for older Australians. Greater community engagement through voluntary work practice may minimize these costs, as well as positively influence volunteers' subjective quality of life (QOL). This study investigates the motivations for older Australians to engage in formal voluntary work. It seeks to identify whether the motivational factors to volunteer are associated with individuals' subjective QOL. The results indicate a positive relationship between older people's motivations to volunteer and their subjective QOL. This association is strengthened by respondents' community orientation, positive perception of voluntary work, positive personal attitudes toward volunteering, and their self-esteem. The role of policy makers in motivating larger participation by the older groups is discussed. Language eng DOI 10.1080/10495142.2012.679161 Field of Research 150503 Marketing Management (incl Strategy and Customer Relations) 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 940103 Ageing and Older People HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045825 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Business and Law Deakin Business School School of Management and Marketing Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 13 Jun 2012, 09:46:43 EST Fri, 15 Jun 2012, 09:45:20 EST Fri, 15 Jun 2012, 09:45:54 EST Fri, 15 Jun 2012, 09:47:25 EST Thu, 21 Jun 2012, 12:34:12 EST Thu, 21 Jun 2012, 12:35:21 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 14:16:49 EST Tue, 20 Jan 2015, 13:31:31 EST Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 08:57:19 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 19:07:10 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 13 times in TR Web of Science Cited 11 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1410 Abstract Views, 36 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 13 Jun 2012, 09:46:27 EST by Aysun Alpyurek

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