Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey

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Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey. / Santini, Ziggi Ivan; Meilstrup, Charlotte Bjerre; Hinrichsen, Carsten; Nielsen, Line; Koyanagi, Ai; Krokstad, Steinar; Keyes, Corey Lee M.; Koushede, Vibeke.

In: Social Currents, Vol. 6, No. 3, 06.2019, p. 255-269.

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Santini, ZI, Meilstrup, CB, Hinrichsen, C, Nielsen, L, Koyanagi, A, Krokstad, S, Keyes, CLM & Koushede, V 2019, 'Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey', Social Currents, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 255-269. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329496518815868

APA

Santini, Z. I., Meilstrup, C. B., Hinrichsen, C., Nielsen, L., Koyanagi, A., Krokstad, S., Keyes, C. L. M., & Koushede, V. (2019). Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey. Social Currents, 6(3), 255-269. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329496518815868

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Santini ZI, Meilstrup CB, Hinrichsen C, Nielsen L, Koyanagi A, Krokstad S et al. Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey. Social Currents. 2019 Jun;6(3):255-269. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329496518815868

Author

Santini, Ziggi Ivan ; Meilstrup, Charlotte Bjerre ; Hinrichsen, Carsten ; Nielsen, Line ; Koyanagi, Ai ; Krokstad, Steinar ; Keyes, Corey Lee M. ; Koushede, Vibeke. / Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey. In: Social Currents. 2019 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 255-269.

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title = "Formal Volunteer Activity and Psychological Flourishing in Scandinavia: Findings from Two Cross-sectional Rounds of the European Social Survey",
abstract = "Studies have identified formal volunteer activity as having mental health benefits. This study set out to investigate the role of formal volunteering in the context of psychological flourishing in Scandinavia. Using the European Social Survey conducted in 2006 and 2012, nationally representative cross-sectional data from 7,078 to 7,318 participants aged 15 years and older in Scandinavia were analyzed to assess associations between volunteering and flourishing. The adjusted models for 2006/2012 showed that compared with nonvolunteering, volunteering once per week was associated with twice the likelihood of flourishing—2006: odds ratios (OR) = 2.04 (95 percent confidence interval [CI] = [1.15, 3.62]); 2012: OR = 2.05 (95 percent CI = [1.30, 3.24]). This appeared to be the case across pre- and postretirement age. Volunteering is an activity that not only benefits society but is also associated with optimal mental health in the general population.",
author = "Santini, {Ziggi Ivan} and Meilstrup, {Charlotte Bjerre} and Carsten Hinrichsen and Line Nielsen and Ai Koyanagi and Steinar Krokstad and Keyes, {Corey Lee M.} and Vibeke Koushede",
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AB - Studies have identified formal volunteer activity as having mental health benefits. This study set out to investigate the role of formal volunteering in the context of psychological flourishing in Scandinavia. Using the European Social Survey conducted in 2006 and 2012, nationally representative cross-sectional data from 7,078 to 7,318 participants aged 15 years and older in Scandinavia were analyzed to assess associations between volunteering and flourishing. The adjusted models for 2006/2012 showed that compared with nonvolunteering, volunteering once per week was associated with twice the likelihood of flourishing—2006: odds ratios (OR) = 2.04 (95 percent confidence interval [CI] = [1.15, 3.62]); 2012: OR = 2.05 (95 percent CI = [1.30, 3.24]). This appeared to be the case across pre- and postretirement age. Volunteering is an activity that not only benefits society but is also associated with optimal mental health in the general population.

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