Who benefits from volunteering? A personal perspective

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International Journal of Therapy and RehabilitationVol. 24, No. 8 EditorialWho benefits from volunteering? A personal perspectiveChia Swee HongChia Swee HongSearch for more papers by this authorChia Swee HongPublished Online:8 Aug 2017https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2017.24.8.325AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Clary EG, Orenstein L. The amount and effectiveness of help: the relationship of motives and abilities to helping behaviour. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 1991;17(1):58–64. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167291171009 Crossref, Google ScholarGoldstein K, Kielhofner G, Paul-Ward A. Occupational narratives and the therapeutic process. Aust J Occup Ther. 2004;51(3):119–124. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00443.x Crossref, Google ScholarGoodacre L McArthur M. Rheumatology practice in occupational therapy promoting lifestyle management. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons; 2013. Google ScholarJenkinson, CE, Dickens AP, Jones K, Thompson-Coon, J, Taylor RS, Rogers M, Bambra, CL, Lang I Richards SH. Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers BMC Public Health. 2013;201313:773. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-773 Google ScholarMorrow-Howell, N, Hong, SL, Tang F. Who benefits from volunteering? Variations in perceived benefits. Gerontologist. 2009;49(1):91–102. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnp007 Crossref, Google ScholarNI Direct. Becoming a volunteer [Internet]; 2017 [cited 2017 July 6]. Available from: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/becoming-volunteer Google ScholarSmith JD and Gray P. Volunteering in retirement [Internet]. 2005 March [cited 2017 July 6]. Available from: https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/volunteering-retirement Google ScholarUNESCO. NFE-MIS Handbook. Developing a sub-national non-formal education management information system. Module 1. Paris: UNESCO; 2005. Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 August 2017Volume 24Issue 8ISSN (online): 1759-779X Metrics History Published online 8 August 2017 Published in print 2 August 2017 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download